Written answers
Thursday, 21 June 2018
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
State Bodies Data
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government 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. [27223/18]
Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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The following table presents the current number of Ministerial appointee vacancies, the date when these vacancies occurred and the quorum for the boards of each State Body under the aegis of my Department.
| STATE AGENCY/BODY | QUORUM | MAXIMUM NO. OF POSITIONS | CURRENT MINISTERIAL APPOINTEE VACANCIES |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Bord | 3 | 10 | NONE |
| Ervia | 3 | 11 | NONE |
| Gas Networks Ireland | 2 | 6 | NONE |
| Housing Finance Agency | 3 | 12 | NONE |
| Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency | 3 | 9 | NONE |
| Irish Water | 2 | 12 | NONE |
| Local Government Management Agency* | 4 | 11 | ONE VACANCY - VACANT FROM 29/09/2017 |
| National Oversight and Audit Commission | 4 | 9 | NONE |
| National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee | No quorum | 12 | NONE |
| Ordnance Survey Ireland | 5 | 9 | NONE |
| Property Registration Authority | 4 | 11 | NONE |
| Pyrite Resolution Board | 3 | 7 | NONE |
| * | 3 | 12 | THREE VACANCIES VACANT FROM 31/05/2018 |
| ** | 3 | 5 | TWO VACANCIES VACANT FROM 01/06/2018 |
*The LGMA and the RTB both have defined minimum numbers of board members. The decision to appoint members in addition to the minimum number is at the discretion of the Minister. In neither case do the current vacancies bring board membership below these minimum membership levels.
**The Water Advisory Body was established on 1st of June 2018, the recruitment process to fill the two vacancies will commence shortly.
Full information on the membership of the boards of the State Bodies under the aegis of my Department is published on the Department's website and is available at
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