Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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118. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of boards or agencies to which his officials have been appointed; if there are guidelines or protocols for members of staff being appointed to boards or agencies; if so, when same was last updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6643/19]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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I can confirm that an official from my Department has been appointed to each of the following three boards -

- the Interim Public Sector Procurement Reform Board

- the National Shared Services Office Advisory Board

- the Management Board of the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management

The provisions of Circular 12/2010, Protocol for Civil Servants Nominated to the Boards of Non-commercial State Bodies, which are also incorporated within the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies, apply to officials of the Department of Defence. These are the most recent protocols that exist for officials being appointed to boards or agencies.