Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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241. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appointments he has made to State boards since the move to the Public Appointments Service two years ago to date; the names of those appointed and the relevant position on each board; the names of those persons on the short-list; the date when the short-list was provided to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20059/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Since my appointment as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine on 6 May 2016 I have appointed a total of 9 persons to the Boards of State Bodies under the aegis of my Department. In the case of a number of State Bodies, while appointments are made by me they are on the basis of nominations from various organisations as specified in the relevant statutes. Details of all appointments made by me are outlined in the following table.

As regards the Deputy’s request for the names of all those shortlisted, the position is that my Department must have regard to Data Protection Act, as amended, and, in this context, it would not be appropriate for me to disclose the names of individuals who were shortlisted but not appointed to a State Board.