Dáil Éireann - Volume 479 - 13 May, 1997

Written Answers. - Ministerial Appointments.

Mr. D. Ahern Mr. D. Ahern

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56. Mr. D. Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the persons appointed by him to boards under the aegis of his Department [326] since January 1995; and the number of vacancies currently remaining to be filled or due to fall vacant in the near future. [12689/97]

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Spring) Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Spring)

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Spring): There are five boards-committees that come under the aegis of the Department of Foreign Affairs. They are:

Agency for Personal Service Overseas

Cultural Relations Committee

Irish Aid Advisory Committee

The National Committee for Development

Education

The Refugee Agency

Agency for Personal Service Overseas (APSO) The 11 members on the board of APSO, are as follows:

1. Dr. Anthony Clare

2. Fr. Des McGillicuddy

3. Mr. Paul Cullen

4. Mr. Howard Dalzell

5. Mr. Martin Greene

6. Mr. Robin Hanan

7. Ms Mary Sweeney

8. Ms Anne Connolly

9. Ms June Carr

10. Ms Mairéad Hayes

11. Ms Maeve Healy

There are no vacancies on the APSO board and none is anticipated to arise this year.

Cultural Relations Committee (CRC)

The 18 members of the CRC are as follows:

1. Brendan Kennelly

2. John Behan

3. Siobhán Bourke

4. Paul Brady

5. Cecily Brennan

6. Terence Brown

7. Ann Deeney

8. T.V. Honan

9. Fionnuala Hunt

10. Alf MacLochlainn

11. Jackie McKenna

12. Emer McNamara

13. Chris Meehan

14. Peter Murray

15. Doireann Ní Bhriain

16. Micheál Ó Siadhail

17. Patricia Quinn

18. Liz Sharkey

There are no vacancies at present on the CRC and none is anticipated to arise until the term of the current committee expires on 31 December 1997.

Irish Aid Advisory Committee (IAAC)

The 14 members of IAAC are as follows:

1. Prof. John Kelly

2. Ms Deirdre Farrell

3. Mr. Niall Toibin

4. Mr. Noel McDonagh

5. Mr. Paddy McGuckian

6. Mr. Michael O'Donnell

7. Mr. John O'Shea

8. Mr. Howard Dalzell

9. Mr. John Gogan

10. Mr. Sean Byrne

11. Ms Margaret Fitzgerald

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[327] 12. Mr. Tony Fahey

13. Ms Gretchen Fitzgerald

14. Ms Sylda Langford

Mr. Justin Kilcullen, Mr. Garret Sheehan, Ms Cherie McElwhain, Ms Mary Jennings and Ms Mary Sutton were also appointed or reappointed in the period from 1 January 1995 but they have since left the committee and were subsequently replaced.

There are no vacancies at present on the IAAC and none are anticipated to arise until the term of the current committee expires on 31 October 1997.

National Committee for Development Education (NCDE)

The 21 members of the NCDE are as follows:

1. Mr. Liam Wegimont

2. Mr. Tom O'Connor

3. Mr. Tom Curran

4. Ms Mary Quinlan

5. Mr. Seán MacNamara

6. Ms Anne Webster

7. Ms Fiona Dunne

8. Mr. John Grindle

9. Mr. Michael O'Sullivan

10. Dr. Colm Regan

11. Mr. Albert O'Ceallaigh

12. Prof. Helen O'Neill

13. Ms Cris Mulvey

14. Ms Mary O'Sullivan

15. Ms Helen Cole

16. Mr. Peadar Crowley

17. Ms Anne Fitzpatrick

18. Ms Heike Vornhagen

19. Mr. Kevin Kelly

20. Mr. Colm McGrady

21. Mr. Peter Finnegan

There is one vacancy at present on the NCDE following the resignation of Mr. David Joyce on 29 April 1997. No further vacancies are expected to arise until the term of the current committee expires on 30 September 1997.

Board of the Refugee Agency

The 15 members, including observers, on the board of the Refugee Agency are as follows:

1. Ms Iseult O'Malley

2. Mr. Tom Wright

3. Mr. Barry O'Hara

4. Ms Noreen O'Sullivan

5. Ms Mary Lally

6. Mr. Seán McGabhann

7. Mr. Jim Cantwell

8. Mr. Robert McLean

Observers Members

9. Mr. Sten Bronee

10. Dr. Wendy Cox

11. Col. Jim Croke

12. Mr. David Keane

13. Sr. Phil Sinnot

14. Rev. Dermot Clifford

15. Ms Nadette Foley

There are no vacancies at present on the board of the Refugee Agency and none is anticipated to arise until the term of the current board expires on 31 October 1997.

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[328] Office of the Tánaiste

The National Economic and Social Forum (NESF) is the only board which comes under the aegis of the Office of the Tánaiste. I appoint members to the NESF on the foot of nominations from political parties, the social partners and representatives of women, the unemployed, the disadvantaged, people with a disability, youth, the elderly and environmental interests. The 48 members of the forum are as follows:

1. Ms Maureen Gaffney

2. Ms Eithne Fitzgerald TD

3. Prof. Donal Dineen

4. Dr. Eileen Drew

5. Mr. Martin Cullen TD

6. Mr. Chris Flood TD

7. Mr. Tom Kitt TD

8. Mr. John Connor TD

9. Ms Frances Fitzgerald TD

10. Mr. Joe Costello TD

11. Ms Kathleen Lynch TD

12. Senator Willie Farrell

13. Senator Marian McGennis

14. Senator Paschal Mooney

15. Senator Bill Cotter

16. Senator Madeleine Taylor Quinn

17. Senator Mary Kelly

18. Senator Cathy Honan

19. Senator Mary Henry

20. Ms Paula Carey

21. Mr. Charlie Lennon

22. Ms Patricia O'Donovan

23. Mr. Manus O'Riordan

24. Mr. Tom Wall

25. Ms Mirette Corboy

26. Mr. David Croughan

27. Mr. Aebhric McGibney

28. Mr. Declan Madden

29. Ms Aileen O'Donoghue

30. Ms Mary Coleman

31. Mr. Ciarán Dolan

32. Ms Monica Prenderville

33. Mr. Michael Slattery

34. Mr. Mervyn Wynn

35. Ms Ursula Barry

36. Ms Noreen Byrne

37. Ms Cris Mulvey

38. Mr. Mike Allen

39. Mr. Brendan Butler

40. Mr. Niall Crowley

41. Ms Mary Daniel

42. Ms Eithne McNulty

43. Mr. Gearóid Ó Maoilmhichíl

44. Ms Breda Dunlea

45. Mr. Roger Acton

46. Ms Jeanne Meldon

47. Fr. Seán Healy

48. Ms Carmel Rouston

There are currently no vacancies on the NESF.

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