Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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141. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of vacancies in each State board under the aegis of his Department, in tabular form. [49941/17]

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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142. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the names of persons he has appointed to each State board under the aegis of his Department that have not come from the Public Appointments Service list of suitable candidates, in tabular form. [50003/17]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 141 and 142 together.

The Board of the Public Appointments Service is the only State Board under the aegis of my Department.

The Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004, which established the Public Appointments Service (PAS), specifies that the chairperson and ordinary members of the Board shall be appointed by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in consultation with the Minister for Health, the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government and the Minister for Justice and Equality. 

The Act also specifies that in appointing persons as members of the Board the Minister shall ensure that:

- at least 2 of them have either or both civil service and other public service experience and knowledge which the Minister considers relevant, and

- at least 2 of them have expertise in human resource management, customer service and recruitment outside the public service which the Minister considers relevant.

The information the Deputy is seeking is set out below.

Anne Marie Taylor - Appointed by the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform as having expertise in human resource management, customer service and recruitment outside the public service.

Damien McCallion - Nominee of the Minister for Health

David Cagney - Nominee of the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform

Eddie Molloy - Appointed by the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform as having expertise in human resource management, customer service and recruitment outside the public service.

Fiona Tierney - Ex officio. CEO of PAS

Paul Lemass - Nominee of the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government

There are currently 3 vacancies on the PAS Board including the chair of the Board. Two of the vacancies, including the position of chair, are being filled through the State Board process operated by PAS, while the third vacancy is normally filled following a recommendation from the Minister for Justice and Equality.