Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications received for the position of chair of a company (details supplied); the number of persons interviewed for this position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49741/17]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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All State Board appointments are carried out in accordance with both Government Guidelines and my own internal Departmental Principles and Procedures, details of which can be found on my Department's website at the following link State Board Membership.

Statistics on all Public Appointments Services (PAS) campaigns can be found on the State Boards website at the following link including those for the mentioned company.

Following a PAS-led assessment of all applications received, 2 candidates were selected for consideration on the basis of the published criteria for the position. 

Upon receipt of the list of selected candidates, and in line with my Department's Principles and Procedures, these two candidates were then assessed by means of an interview.