Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the appointment process for the position of chairperson of Horse Racing Ireland which becomes vacant on 18 March 2018 should comply with the revised and updated Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3815/18]

Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if stateboards.ie will be used to source expressions of interest from persons when the position of chairperson of Horse Racing Ireland falls vacant on 18 March 2018 in order to ensure that the process of appointment meets and is in compliance with the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3816/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 171 and 172 together.

Horse Racing Ireland is a commercial state body responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry.

On 30 September 2014 the Government announced changes to the system for appointments to State Boards including that all appointments should be advertised on www.stateboards.ie, operated by the Public Appointments Service (PAS). 

The Deputy will be aware that the Board has its own obligations in relation to compliance with corporate governance standards. My Department has arrangements in place to monitor the activities of State Bodies and ensure compliance with the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies.

It is my understanding that the position will be advertised on www.stateboards.ie in the coming weeks.