Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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276. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of positions on the board in respect of the board of agencies and commercial State companies under her 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [27216/18]

Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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The maximum number of positions, the size of the quorum for board meetings, the number of vacant positions to be filled by ministerial nominees and the length of time such positions have been vacant are detailed in the following table in respect of the State boards under the aegis of my Department.

A process is currently ongoing with the Public Appointments Service (PAS) to identify suitably qualified members of the public for appointment to the boards of the National Museum of Ireland, the Irish Museum of Modern Art, the Crawford Art Gallery, the Arts Council, and the Heritage Council.