Written answers
Thursday, 21 June 2018
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
State Bodies Data
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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214. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of positions on the board in respect of the board of agencies and commercial State companies under his Department’s aegis in tabular form; the quorum required for a board meeting; the number of ministerial appointee vacancies on the board to date; the length of time the ministerial appointee vacancy has been present for each vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27215/18]
Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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The following table sets out the composition of the State boards under the remit of my Department, including the vacancies on each Board, as at 31 May 2018. The detail of all State Boards vacancies is available at .
| State Board | Maximum Number of persons on Board | Quorum Required for a Board Meeting | Ministerial Appointee Vacancies (Date of Vacancy) |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Post | 15 | 6 | One vacancy (11 December 2017) |
| Bord na Móna | 12 | 5 | None |
| Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) | 9 | 5 | None |
| BAI Compliance Committee | 8 | 5 | None |
| BAI Contracts Awards Committee | 8 | 5 | None |
| Digital Hub Development Agency (DHDA) | 14 | 6 | Five vacancies: It is not proposed to fill these vacancies given the proposals to merge DHDA with Dublin City Council. |
| EirGrid | 10 | 3 | None |
| EPA Advisory Committee | 12 | 2 | None |
| ESB | 12 | 4 | None |
| Inland Fisheries Ireland | 10 | 5 | Two vacancies (11 August 2017 and 31 January 2018) |
| Irish National Petroleum Corporation (INPC) | 3 | 3 | None |
| Loughs Agency | 12 | 6 | None |
| Mining Board | 3 | No specific quorum required* | None |
| National Oil Reserves Agency (NORA) | 6 | 2 | One vacancy (9 February 2018) |
| RTÉ | 12 | 7 | One vacancy (4 November 2017) |
| Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland | 12 | 5 | One vacancy (1 October 2017) |
| TG4 | 12 | 7 | None |
*Section 169 of the Minerals Development Act 2017 provides that “the quorum of The Mining Board is all 3 members and its decisions may be made by a majority of its members." This section of the Act has not been enacted as yet.
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