Written answers
Tuesday, 10 December 2019
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Departmental Agencies Data
James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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511. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the agencies or organisations under the remit of his Department; the number that have boards; the number of positions on each board; the number of vacant positions; and the agencies or organisations that have boards whose members have an obligation to appear before committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas. [51490/19]
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The following table sets out the information sought by the Deputy. In addition, the Deputy may wish to note that the Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards set out a requirement for prospective Chairpersons of State Bodies in relation to attendance before Oireachtas Committees.
Regulatory Authorities, while not organised as boards, also have obligations to appear before Oireachtas Committees.
| Body | Board | Positions | Vacancies at 30 November 2019 | Obligations of board members to appear before Oireachtas Committees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Post | Yes | 15 | 1 | No specific obligation |
| Bord na Móna | Yes | 12 | 1 | No specific obligation |
| Digital Hub Development Agency (DHDA) | Yes | 14 | 3 | Digital Hub Development Agency Act 2003, Sections 32 and 33 |
| EirGrid | Yes | 10 | 0 | No specific obligation |
| ESB | Yes | 12 | 0 | No specific obligation |
| Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) | Yes | 10 | 0 | Inland Fisheries Act 2010, Sections 28 and 29 |
| Irish National Petroleum Corporation (INPC) | Yes | 3 | 0 | No specific obligation |
| Loughs Agency | Yes | 12 | 2 | British-Irish Agreement Act 1999, Annex 2, Part 7 |
| National Oil Reserves Agency (NORA) | Yes | 6 | 0 | National Oil Reserves Agency Act 2007, Section 31 |
| RTÉ | Yes | 12 | 4 | Broadcasting Act 2009, Section 92 |
| Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) | Yes | 12 | 2 | Sustainable Energy Act, 2002, Section 25(5) |
| TG4 | Yes | 12 | 0 | Broadcasting Act 2009, Section 92 |
| The Mining Board | Yes | 3 | 1 | No specific obligation |
| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Executive Directorate | 6 | 0 | No specific obligation |
| Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) | Regulatory Authority | 3 | 0 | Electricity Regulation Act 1999, Section 26 |
| Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) | Regulatory Authority | 3 | 0 | Communications Regulation Act 2002, Section 34 |
| Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) | Regulatory Authority | 9 | 0 | Broadcasting Act, 2009, Part 2, Section 20 |
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