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Membership of State Boards

Members of State Boards under the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

Enterprise Ireland

Maximum number of positions: 12

Gender balance numbers: Female (6), Male (6)

Gender balance percentage: Female (50%), Male (50%)

Notes: On 23 July each year, two members of the board (other than the chair and the chief executive officer) shall retire from office. The members to retire shall be those who have been longest in office since their most recent appointment.

Name

First appointed

Reappointed

Expiry date

Position type

Basis of appointment

Clodagh Cavanagh

03/01/2019

23/07/2022

22/07/2027

Board Member

PAS process

Conor Hanley

03/01/2019

23/07/2023

22/07/2026

Board Member

PAS process

Dave Shanahan

23/10/2015

18/07/2019

17/07/2024

Board Member

PAS process

Donal Rooney

23/07/2022

22/07/2027

Board Member

PAS process

James Woulfe

12/01/2022

09/07/2024

08/07/2028

Board Member

PAS process

Leo Clancy (CEO)

31/05/2021

30/05/2026

Board Member

Ministerial

Lisa Dillon

17/11/2015

23/07/2023

22/07/2025

Board Member

PAS process

Lucinda Woods

12/01/2022

11/01/2027

Board Member

PAS process

Michael Carey

13/09/2023

12/09/2028

Chair

PAS process

Pauline Mulligan

08/02/2022

07/02/2027

Board Member

Ministerial

Tara Shine

23/07/2022

22/07/2027

Board Member

PAS process

Terri Moloney

13/09/2023

12/09/2028

Board Member

PAS process

Health and Safety Authority 

Maximum number of positions: 12

Gender balance numbers: Female (6), Male (6)

Gender balance percentage: Female (50%), Male (50%)

Name

First appointed

Reappointed

Expiry date

Position type

Basis of appointment

Bríd De Buitléar

11/08/2020

11/08/2023

10/08/2026

Board Member

Ministerial – PAS

Ciaran Roche

11/08/2020

11/08/2023

10/08/2026

Board Member

Ministerial – PAS

David Hughes

20/12/2019

20/12/2022

19/12/2025

Board Member

Ministerial – nominated by ICTU

Terry O Niadh

30/06/2023

29/06/2026

Board Member

Ministerial – PAS process

Deirdre MacDonald

20/12/2019

20/12/2022

19/12/2025

Board Member

Ministerial – nominated by ICTU

Frank Kelly

20/12/2019

20/12/2022

19/12/2025

Board Member

Ministerial – nominated by IBEC

Mary Coyne

11/08/2020

11/08/2023

10/08/2026

Board Member

Ministerial – PAS

Michelle Quinn

20/12/2019

20/12/2022

19/12/2025

Board Member

Ministerial – nominated by ICTU

Padraig Somers

20/12/2022

19/12/2025

Board Member

Ministerial – nominated by IBEC

Paul Kelly

20/12/2019

20/12/2022

19/12/2025

Deputy Chairperson

Ministerial – nominated by IBEC

Fiona Kilcullen

25/09/2023

24/09/2026

Board Member

Ministerial – departmental representative

Patricia Byron

30/06/2023

29/06/2026

Chairperson

Ministerial – PAS process

IDA Ireland 

Maximum number of positions: 12

Gender balance numbers: Female (4), Male (6)

Gender balance percentage: Female (40%), Male (60%)

Notes: On 31 December each year, 2 members of the board shall be due for retirement or reappointment. The members to retire each year are those who have been longest in office since their appointment/reappointment.

Name

First appointed

Reappointed

Expiry date

Position type

Basis of appointment

Ann Hargaden

27/11/2020

26/11/2025

Board Member

PAS process

Bill O'Connell

27/11/2020

26/11/2025

Board Member

PAS process

Declan Hughes

08/02/2022

07/02/2027

Board Member

Exemption Section 9.1.7

Frank Ryan

01/01/2014

21/02/2023

31/12/2023

Chair

Ministerial

Kevin Cooney

08/06/2018

02/02/2023

01/02/2028

Board Member

PAS process

Marian Corcoran

28/06/2016

14/01/2021

13/01/2026

Board Member

PAS process

Mary Buckley
(Interim CEO)

03/11/2022

02/05/2023

Board Member

Ex officio. CEO of IDA

Thomas (Tony) Kennedy

08/08/2018

02/03/2022

01/03/2027

Board Member

PAS process

Dr Denis Doyle

03/01/2024

02/01/2029

Board Member

PAS process

Dr Leisha Daly

03/01/2024

02/01/2029

Board Member

PAS process

Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority

Legal basis: Though the 2003 Act established IAASA, the 2003 Act was repealed and replaced by the Companies Act 2014

Maximum number of positions: 9

Gender balance numbers: Female (5), Male (4)

Gender balance percentage: Female (56%), Male (44%)

Name

First appointed

Reappointed

Expiry date

Position type

Basis of appointment

Aisling Kennedy

10/12/2020

10/12/2023

09/12/2028

Board Member

Ministerial nominee

Aisling McArdle

03/01/2020

03/01/2023

02/01/2027

Board Member

Irish Stock Exchange nominee
(now operates under the trading name Euronext Dublin)

Clodagh Hegarty

30/05/2020

30/05/2023

29/05/2027

Board Member

Prescribed accountancy body nominee

David Hegarty

03/01/2020

03/01/2023

02/01/2027

Board Member

Director of Corporate Enforcement Authority

Eida Mullins

16/09/2022

03/01/2024

02/01/2029

Board Member

Central Bank nominee

Kevin Prendergast (CEO)

14/11/2016

14/11/2021

13/11/2026

Board Member

Ex Officio

Martin Sisk

21/12/2016

21/12/2021

20/12/2024

Chairperson

Ministerial nominee

Ronan J Nolan

30/05/2020

30/05/2023

29/05/2027

Board Member

Prescribed accountancy body nominee

Sandra Davey

26/05/2022

03/01/2024

02/01/2029

Board Member

Revenue Commissioners nominee

Low Pay Commission

Legal basis: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Act 2015

Maximum number of positions: 9

Gender balance numbers: Female (4), Male (4)

Gender balance percentage: Female (50%), Male (50%)

Notes: Term of office: 3 years. Members may not serve more than two consecutive terms of office

Name

First appointed

Reappointed

Expiry date

Position type

Basis of appointment

Caroline Fahey

03/01/2019

03/01/2022

02/01/2025

Board Member

PAS process

Dawn Wynne

19/10/2021

18/10/2024

Board Member

PAS process

Eugene McMahon

19/10/2021

18/10/2024

Board Member

PAS process

Fionnuala Ní Bhrógáin

19/10/2021

18/10/2024

Board Member

PAS process

Frank Walsh (Assoc Prof)

03/01/2019

03/01/2022

02/01/2025

Board Member

Ministerial

Michael Taft

19/10/2021

18/10/2024

Board Member

PAS process

Sinéad Mullins

03/01/2019

03/01/2022

02/01/2025

Board Member

PAS process

Board Member

PAS process

Ultan Courtney

19/10/2021

18/10/2024

Chair

Ministerial

National Standards Authority of Ireland

Maximum number of positions: 13

Gender balance numbers: Female (6), Male (6)

Gender balance percentage: Female (50%), Male (50%)

Notes: The three longest-serving members resign each year on 14 April. For persons who became members on the same day it is decided by lot who should retire, unless otherwise agreed amongst themselves.

Name

First appointed

Reappointed

Expiry date

Position type

Basis of appointment

Aoife Gleeson

17/09/2020

14/04/2024

Board Member

PAS process

Barry Smith

17/04/2018

24/06/2021

14/04/2025

Board Member (employee representative)

Nominated by the Minister
(representing the interests of employees)

Conor Verdon

16/04/2019

07/04/2022

14/04/2026

Board Member

Ministerial – department rep

Dermot Casey

15/12/2021

14/04/2025

Board Member

PAS process

Ethna Felten

17/09/2020

14/04/2024

Board Member

PAS process

Geraldine Larkin
(CEO)

20/02/2017

21/02/2022

19/02/2027

Board Member

Ex-Officio – CEO

James Kennedy

09/04/2018

26/04/2023

14/04/2026

Chairperson

PAS process

Maria McKeown

06/11/2019

24/06/2021

14/04/2025

Board Member (employee representative)

Nominated by the Minister
(representing the interests of employees)

Marie O'Connell

30/05/2019

26/04/2023

14/04/2027

Board Member

PAS process

Mary Cronin

02/08/2022

26/04/2023

14/04/2026

Board Member

Piers Devereux

30/05/2019

26/04/2023

14/04/2027

Board Member

PAS process

Ray Alcorn

02/08/2022

14/04/2026

Board Member

PAS process

Vacancy

Board Member

PAS process

Injuries Resolution Board

Legal basis: Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003, part 3

Maximum number of positions: 11

Gender balance numbers: Female (4), Male (6)

Gender balance percentage: Female (40%), Male (60%)

Name

First appointed

Reappointed

Expiry date

Position type

Basis of appointment

Aengus Cummins

30/04/2019

24/05/2024

23/05/2027

Board Member

Designated Member – Insurance Ireland nominee

Cathal Lafferty

01/01/2020

31/12/2024

Board Member

Designated member – Central Bank nominee

Conor Faughnan

08/11/2022

07/11/2026

Board Member

PAS process

Dermot Divilly

16/07/2014

16/07/2023

15/07/2024

Chairperson

Ministerial nominee

Jean O'Sullivan (Dr)

01/08/2018

01/08/2022

31/07/2026

Board Member

PAS process

John Shine

08/12/2020

07/12/2025

Board Member

Department representative

Jonathan Small

01/03/2022

28/02/2025

Board Member

Designated member – CCPC

Karen Furlong

29/11/2019

28/11/2024

Board Member

PAS process

Marion O’Brien

08/08/2021

07/08/2025

Board Member

PAS process

Rosalind Carroll

(CEO)

02/03/2020

01/03/2025

Board Member

Ex-officio

Workplace Relations Commission

Maximum number of positions: 9

Gender balance numbers: Female (4), Male (5)

Gender balance percentage: Female (44%), Male (56%)

Name

First appointed

Reappointed

Expiry date

Position type

Basis of appointment

Barry O'Brien

07/02/2022

06/02/2025

Board Member

Ministerial via PAS process

Brendan McGinty

07/02/2022

06/02/2025

Board Member

Ministerial via PAS process

Dr David Begg

01/02/2021

31/01/2026

Chairperson

Ministerial via PAS process

Ethel Buckley

13/01/2020

13/01/2024

12/01/2026

Board Member

Ministerial via PAS process

George Maybury

07/02/2022

07/02/2024

06/02/2026

Board Member

Ministerial via PAS process

Judith Fitzgerald

07/02/2022

06/02/2025

Board Member

Ministerial via PAS process

Sinead Gogan

07/02/2022

07/02/2024

06/02/2026

Board Member

Ministerial via PAS process

Stephen Driver

07/02/2022

07/02/2024

06/02/2026

Board Member

Ministerial via PAS process

Virginija Petrauskaite

07/02/2022

07/02/2024

06/02/2026

Board Member

Ministerial via PAS process