Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the name of each person that sat on the panel to select the new board of Caranua; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26120/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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While the statutory function of appointing members of the Board of Caranua rests with the Minister for Education and Skills, the application and selection process is managed on my behalf by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) in accordance with the Guidelines on Appointments to State Board published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

I can confirm that the PAS assessment panel consisted of the following persons:

Ms Valerie Little, HR Consultant, Chairperson

Dr Fionnuala Waldron, St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra

Mr David O’Callaghan, Chairperson of Caranua

Ms Catherine Hynes, Principal Officer, Department of Education and Skills.

Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the current CEO of Caranua is a member of the panel to select new board members for that organisation. [26125/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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While the statutory function for appointing members of the Board of Caranua rests with the Minister for Education and Skills, the application and selection process is managed on my behalf by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) in accordance with the Guidelines on Appointments to State Board published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

I can confirm that the Chief Executive of Caranua was not a member of the PAS assessment panel that considered applications from individuals seeking to be appointed to the Board.