Written answers
Tuesday, 12 July 2016
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Departmental Agencies Board Appointments
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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735. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of positions on the boards of bodies and agencies under the aegis of his Department; the number of vacant positions; when each vacancy occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20680/16]
Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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There are 155 positions on Boards of State bodies under the aegis of my Department. These include Ministerial and Government appointments, ex-offico appointments, appointments of employee directors chosen by election and appointments made on foot of nominations by an Oireachtas Committee.
As at 30 June 2016 there are 19 vacancies on those Boards. The details requested by the Deputy are set out in the following table.
| Body | Number of vacancies | Date vacancy occurred |
|---|---|---|
| An Post | 1 (Ministerial nominee) | 7 March 2016 |
| ESB | 2 (Ministerial nominees) | 13 July 2015 2 May 2016 |
| IFI | 2 (one Ministerial nominee and one on the nomination of the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht) | 1 July 2015 2 November 2015 |
| SEAI | 3 (Ministerial nominees) | 1 May 2016 |
| EirGrid | 1 (Ministerial nominee) | 28 May 2016 |
| RTÉ | 1 (nominee of Joint Oireachtas Committee) 1 (ex-officio member (Director General)) | 3 March 2016 17 June 2016 |
| TG4 | 1 (Ministerial nominee) 1 (ex-officio member (Director General)) | 9 May 2016 31 March 2014 |
| DHDA | 5 (Ministerial nominees) | 1 x 27 January 2009 2 x 23 October 2009 1 x 10 November 2009 1 x 23 October 2013 |
| NORA | 1 (Ministerial nominee) | 15 April 2015 |
| BAI Compliance Committee | 1 (Ministerial nominee) | 11 January 2016 |
In light of the merger of the DHDA with Dublin City Council, I do not propose to make further appointments to that Board at this time. The remaining vacancies will be filled in accordance with the relevant statutory provisions and the Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards.
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