Written answers
Tuesday, 11 December 2018
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Appointments to State Boards
Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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587. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the public bodies and other entities under the aegis of his Department for which he is responsible for making all or some appointments to which are not subject to the guidelines on appointments to State boards, in that the recruitment and selection process is undertaken by his Department and not through the Public Appointments Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52175/18]
Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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In line with a Government Decision of 25 November 2014and Guidelines put in place by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform relating to the advertising for expressions of interest in vacancies on State Boards, my Department, in conjunction with the Public Appointments Service (PAS), currently advertises board vacancies as they arise, where I, as Minister, have nominating rights under relevant legislation. I also appoint members on the nomination of various bodies, again in accordance with relevant legislation. Furthermore, certain State Board appointments are executive in nature and are filled on foot of open recruitment competitions.
The following table outlines the agencies/boards under the aegis of my Department and their legislative basis:
| State Agency/ Body/ Legal Basis | Legal Basis for Appointment to the Board |
|---|---|
| An Bord Pleanála 1977 under the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act 1973 - repealed by the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended). | Part IV, Chapter 1, S.105, S106, S107 - Planning and Development Acts 2000-2015 |
| Ervia Gas Act 1976, Schedule 1 (as amended by S13 of the Water Services Act 2014. | First Schedule, Gas Act, 1976 as amended by S.13 of the Water Services Act, 2014 |
| Gas Networks Ireland Memorandum and Articles of Association. | Section 7(3) of the Gas Regulation Act 2013 and Article 14(2) of the Articles of Association of Gas Networks Ireland |
| Housing Finance Agency Housing Finance Agency Act, 1981. | Articles 64, 82 and 88 of the Articles of Association of the Housing Finance Agency |
| Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency S.I. No. 264 of 2012 | Section 6, S.I. No. 264 of 2012 |
| Irish Water Memorandum and Articles of Association | Article 19 of the Articles of Association of Irish Water |
| Local Government Management Agency Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2012; S.I. No. 288 of 2012; S.I. No. 289 of 2012; S.I. No. 290 of 2012; S.I. No. 423 of 2012. | Section 6, S.I. No. 290 of 2012 |
| National Oversight and Audit Commission S126B.(1) of the Local Government Act 2001 | Section 61 (1) of the Local Government Reform Act 2014 amends the Principal Act by the insertion of S.126H. Section 61 (1) of the Local Government Reform Act 2014 further amends the Principal Act by the insertion of 126I. (7)(a) which permits the Minister, by Order, to increase the number of members to 12, if deemed necessary by taking account of the volume of business coming before NOAC. |
| National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee Sections 19 and 20 of the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 | Section 20, Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 |
| Ordnance Survey Ireland Section 3, Ordnance Survey Ireland Act, 2001 | Section 11, Ordnance Survey Ireland Act, 2001 |
| Property Registration Authority Section 9 of the Registration of Deeds and Titles Act 2006 | Section 11, Registration of Deeds and Titles Act 2006 |
| Pyrite Resolution Board Section 8 of the Pyrite Resolution Act 2013 | Section 11 (1) of the Pyrite Resolution Act 2013 |
| Residential Tenancies Board Section 150(1) of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004. | Section 66 of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015, amends Section 153(1) of the Principal Act |
| Valuation Tribunal Valuation Act 2001 | Section 12, Valuation Act 2001 |
| Water Advisory Board Water Services Act 2017 | Section 45, Water Services Act 2017 |
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