Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 February 2023
75. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications 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. [9050/23]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is not held by my Department.
In making appointments to State Boards under my remit, my Department operates in accordance with the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery 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. PAS campaigns for Board members set out the skills and criteria required for positions on Boards and are not based on the current or former occupation of applicants, except where certain skills or experience are defined in legislation as requirements.
Information in relation to the members of the State Boards under the remit of my Department is available at www.stateboards.ie. Further information is also available on the Department’s website at: www.gov.ie/en/organisation-information/7125a-state-board-membership/
