§ Mr. Robert McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in respect of how many and which public appointments a nominee has been specifically and separately sought from the Government of the Irish Republic at Maryfield since 1 January 1990; and if he will make a statement. [5115]
§ Sir John WheelerThe following list sets out the vacancies which were notified to the Irish Government separately from those notified in the six-monthly lists. The bodies covered by the six-monthly lists were set out in my reply to the hon. Gentleman of 6 November 1996,Official Report, columns 556–59. The following list represents the vacancies not foreseen when the six-monthly lists were drawn up, for example arising from the creation of new bodies and from resignations.
53WVACANCIES NOTIFIED TO THE IRISH GOVERNMENT SEPARATELY FROM THOSE CONTAINED IN THE SIx-MONTHLY LISTS (FROM 1 JANUARY 1990)
1990
- NI Railways—1 vacancy
- Independent Commission for Police Complaints—2 vacancies
- Police Authority for NI—2 vacancies
- Local Government Boundaries Commission—1 vacancy
- Probation Board for NI—1 vacancy
- NI Electricity—1 vacancy
1991
- Equal Opportunities Commission—1 vacancy
- Fair Employment Commission—1 vacancy
- NI Electricity—4 vacancies
1992
- Local Enterprise Development Unit—9 vacancies
- Equal Opportunities Commission—1 vacancy
- NI Tourist Board—1 vacancy
- Industrial Research Technology Board—number of vacancies not stated
- Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside—6 vacancies
- Warrenpoint Harbour Authority—I vacancy\
- Certification Officer for NI—1 vacancy
- Planning Appeals Commission—1 vacancy
- Health and Social Services Trusts—50 vacancies
- Council for Catholic Maintained Schools—Education Committees—16 vacancies
- Community Relations Council—3 vacancies
- Local Government Staff Commission—2 vacancies
- New Sports Council for NI—1 vacancy
- NI Higher Education Council—8 vacancies
- Planning Appeals Commission—1 vacancy
1993
- Arts Council—2 vacancies
- Fire Authority—3 vacancies
- NI Economic Council—2 vacancies
- Enterprise Ulster—1 vacancy
- Driver and Vehicle Licensing NI—2 vacancies
- Mental Health Commission—2 vacancies
- NI Council for the Curriculum Examination and Assessment—1 vacancy
- General Consumer Council for NI—14 vacancies
- NI Regional Medical Physics—1 vacancy
- Industrial Development Board—1 vacancy
- Law Reform Advisory Committee—1 vacancy
- Local Enterprise Development Unit—1 vacancy
- Eastern Health and Social Services Board—1 vacancy
- Sports Council for NI—1 vacancy
- Warrenpoint Harbour Authority—1 vacancy
- NI Citizens' Charter Advisory Panel—1 vacancy
- Northern Health and Social Services Council—1 vacancy
- Fair Employment Commission—1 vacancy
- Board of Visitors: HM Prison Maghaberry—2 vacancies
1994
- Southern Health and Social Services Council—2 vacancies
- Health and Social Services Trusts—24 vacancies
- Lay Observer—1 vacancy
- Western Health and Social Services Council—3 vacancies
- Laganside Corporation—I vacancy
- NI Economic Council—1 vacancy
- Eastern Health and Social Services Board—3 vacancies
54 - Eastern Health and Social Services Council—2 vacancies
- The Senate of Queen's University, Belfast—1 vacancy
- NI Blood Transfusion Services Agency—1 vacancy
- Western Health and Social Services Board—1 vacancy
- NI Higher Education Council—2 vacancies
- Southern Health and Social Services Board—1 vacancy
- Southern Eastern Education and Library Board—1 vacancy
- Southern Education and Library Board—2 vacancies
- Planning Appeals Commission—2 vacancies
1995
- Health and Social Services Trusts—39 vacancies
- Western Health and Social Services Board—1 vacancy
- Northern Health and Social Services Council—1 vacancy
- NI Housing Executive—3 vacancies
- Down and Connor Diocesan Education Committee—1 vacancy
- Southern Health and Social Services Board—1 vacancy
- Belfast Education and Library Board—1 vacancy
- Western Health and Social Services Council—3 vacancies
- Southern Health and Social Services Council—2 vacancies
- Northern Health and Social Services Council—2 vacancies
- Eastern Health and Social Services Council—5 vacancies
- South Eastern Education and Library Board—1 vacancy
- Arts Council of NI—1 vacancy
- Ulster Museum—1 vacancy
- NI Guardian Ad Litem Agency—3 vacancies
- NI Commission for Protection against Unlawful Industrial Action—1 vacancy
- Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights—5 vacancies
- Council for Catholic Maintained Schools—Armagh Diocesan
- Education Committee—2 vacancies
- Agricultural Wages Board—1 vacancy
- Lay Observer—1 vacancy
- NI Transport Holding Company—4 vacancies
- General Consumer Council for NI—1 vacancy
- Law Reform Advisory Committee—1 vacancy
- The Senate of Queens University, Belfast—5 vacancies
- NI Sports Council—15 vacancies
1996
- Health and Social Services Trusts—4 vacancies
- Southern Health and Social Services Council—1 vacancy
- Western Health and Social Services Board—5 vacancies
- NI Disability Council—11–20 vacancies
- Local Government Staff Commission—1 vacancy
- Labour Relations Agency—1 vacancy
- Local Enterprise Development Unit—2 vacancies
- Eastern Health and Social Services Council—2 vacancies
- Eastern Health and Social Services Board—1 vacancy
- Police Authority for NI—2 vacancies
- Equal Opportunities Commission—1 vacancy
- Southern Health and Social Services Council—2 vacancies
- Central Services Agency—3 vacancies
- Arts Council for NI—13 vacancies
- Fair Employment Commission—2 vacancies
- Northern Health and Social Services Council—1 vacancy
- Planning Appeals Commission—2 vacancies
- Industrial Development Board—1 vacancy