568. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the details of appointments to State Boards, by name of appointee, date of appointment and appointment through a public application process or otherwise, from 7 March 2011 to date; the number of vacancies on State Boards under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4613/16]

There have been 179 appointments to State Boards under the aegis of my Department in the period 7 March 2011 to date. 36 of these were from among individuals who submitted Expressions of Interest or who applied under the revised arrangements set out in the Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards which were published in November 2014. It should be noted that some 48% of the appointments made were either ex-officio appointments, reappointments, the appointment of worker directors chosen by election or appointments made on foot of nominations made by an Oireachtas Committee.

There are currently 15 vacancies on State Boards under the aegis of my Department. Of these 7 relate to the Digital Hub Development Agency and in light of the merger of that Agency with Dublin City Council, I do not propose to make further appointments at this time. The remaining vacancies will be filled in accordance with the relevant statutory provisions and the Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards.

A complete list of all current members and vacancies is available to the Deputy and all members of the public on the Stateboards website at www.stateboards.ie.

The table below sets out the names of the individuals appointed, the date of appointment and indicates those who submitted Expressions of Interest or who were appointed under the revised arrangements.

* Expression of Interest received

** Appointed under revised arrangements set out in November 2014 Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards