Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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36. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of retired senior civil servants and public servants appointed by the officeholder of the day to State boards, authorities and other State-appointed bodies, after being recommended on draft lists submitted by the Public Appointments Service, in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9049/23]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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In making appointments to State Boards under my remit as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, my Department operates in accordance with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards, published in November 2014.

The Public Appointments Service (PAS) has responsibility for managing an open, accessible and transparent system to support Ministers in making state board appointments and it is open to the public to apply for positions advertised on the stateboards.ie website.

Although the information requested by the Deputy may be available as part of the appointment process, under General Data Protection Regulation guidelines my Department does not have access to this information once the appointment has been made.

The names of all individuals serving on the State Boards under the remit of my Department are available on the State Boards website - www.stateboards.ie.