Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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122. To ask the Minister for Finance the State bodies or boards that fall under the remit of his Department; and the number of members of each State body or board who are not qualified within the field in which the board or body has oversight. [43415/17]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The following bodies are under the aegis of my Department:

Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General

Central Bank

Credit Review Office

Credit Union Advisory Committee

Credit Union Restructuring Board

Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal

Financial Services Ombudsman Bureau

Financial Services Ombudsman Council

Investor Compensation Company Limited

Irish Bank Resolution Corporation

Irish Financial Services Appeals Tribunal

Irish Fiscal Advisory Council

National Asset Management Agency

National Treasury Management Agency

Office of the Revenue Commissioners

Social Finance Foundation

Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland

Tax Appeals Commission

In making an appointment to any of the bodies under the aegis of my Department, I have regard to the body or agency in question and its particular area of responsibility etc. as well as ensuring that those appointed have the relevant qualifications for the positions and an appropriate mix of skills and experience.

The Public Appointments Service (PAS) is the centralised provider of recruitment, assessment and selection services for the Civil Service, Local Authorities, the Health Service Executive, An Garda Síochána and other public bodies.

The Public Appointments Service also aims to provide an open, efficient and effective gateway and process to identify top quality people for consideration by Ministers for appointment to State Boards. The website www.stateboards.ie is the channel used by the Public Appointments Service to both inform the public of vacancies on State Boards and to collate expressions of interest in those roles for Ministers. For each position advertised, the PAS process includes an assessment of all applications, following which a list of suitable candidates is submitted for Ministers’ consideration. 

Persons being proposed for appointment as chairpersons of State bodies/Agencies will be required to appear before the appropriate Oireachtas committee prior to them being formally appointed by a Minister or the Government as chairperson.