127 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the appointments to State boards, bodies or committees made since 3 July 2007 to date in 2008; the names of the persons so appointed; the dates on which the names of those persons were published in Iris Oifigiúil; the State boards, bodies or committees on which vacancies currently exist; the number of vacancies in each case; the State boards, bodies or committees in which vacancies are anticipated to arise up to and including 1 October 2008; and the number of vacancies in each case. [12522/08]

The information requested by the Deputy is set out as follows.

In addition I also re-appointed Dr. Brendan Buckley as Chair of the Irish Sports Council Anti Doping Committee on 15 November 2007. I also appointed David Harvey as Chairman of Féilte Dhuibh Linne Teoranta — the St. Patrick's Festival Company — on 15th January 2008.