Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

Minister appoints non-executive Directors to the new Public Health Agency, Health and Social Care Board, Patient and Client Council and Business Services Organisation.

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8 May 2009

Minister appoints non-executive Directors to the new Public Health Agency

Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey today announced the appointment of seven non-executive directors to the new Public Health Agency.

They are:

•  Local Government Representative Members Councillor Cathal Mullaghan and Councillor Stephen Nicholl;

•  Trade Union Representative Member, Mr Thomas Mahaffy;

•  Lay members, Mrs Julie Erskine, Dr Jeremy Harbison and Ms Miriam Karp and

•  Member from a social care background, Mr Ronnie Orr.

The appointments are for the period from 7 April 2009 to 6 April 2013 with the exception of Dr Jeremy Harbison, whose appointment is for the period from
29 April 2009 to 28 April 2013.

NOTES TO EDITORS:

1. The Review of Public Administration was launched by the Northern Ireland Executive in June 2002 to deliver wide ranging and comprehensive modernisation and reform across the public sector.

2. For Health and Social Care Services in Northern Ireland, there were two major phases involved in the Review of Public Administration, the first being the establishment of the five new integrated Health and Social Care Trusts and the retention of the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Trust with effect from 1 April 2007. The second phase, following consultation, included the Minister’s decision to establish the new Public Health Agency which will incorporate and build on the work previously undertaken by the Health Promotion Agency, (which ceased to exist from 1 April 2009) but which will have wider responsibility for health protection and screening and health improvement and development to improve overall public health and address existing health inequalities.

3. Role of the Public Health Agency:
The Public Health Agency (PHA) will be an integral part of the Health and Social Care system and will drive the public health and social well-being agenda. It will bring together the wide range of existing public health functions and give a renewed, enhanced and sustained focus to achieving key public health goals. The broad functions of the agency will be health improvement; health protection; and provision of appropriate professional input to the commissioning role of the Health and Social Care Board.
The board of the PHA is made up of four executive directors, including the chief executive, a non-executive chair and seven non-executive directors. The non-executive directors include a member from a Social Care background, a Trade Union Representative Member, two Local Government Representative Members and three Lay Members.

4. Non-executive directors of the Public Health Agency receive annual remuneration of £8,827 for a time commitment of five days per month.

5. Appointments to the Public Health Agency are made with the approval of the Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety.

6. These appointments were made in accordance with the Code of Practice issued by the Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland. A selection panel, which included an independent assessor, as required under the Commissioner’s Code, considered the suitability of all candidates. The final decision on the appointments rested with the Minister.

7. All appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process. However, in accordance with the original Nolan recommendations, there is a requirement for the political activity of appointees (if any declared) to be published. With the exception of Cllr Cathal Mullaghan and Mr Stephen McBride, who declared they had engaged in political activity in the last five years, the remaining appointees declared they had not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

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Mrs Julie Erskine MSc, Chartered FCIPD, BA (Hons) lives in Carrickfergus. Mrs Erskine has worked in the healthcare service industry for over 25 years. She held the position of Operations Director within a Belfast-based private healthcare company, having also worked as Support Services Director for the same company. Mrs Erskine is currently a member of the NI Social Care Council for which she receives £6,000 per annum. She has not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

Dr Jeremy Harbison, lives in Belfast. Dr Harbison retired in 2001 from his career in NI Civil Service having held various posts at Deputy Secretary level in the former DHSS, DOE and DSD. He is currently a member of the Governing Body of the University of Ulster, a Trustee of the Community Foundation for NI, and an Independent policy consultant. He is currently Chair of the NI Social Care Council for which he receives £17, 060 per annum and Commissioner of the NI Legal Services Commission for which he receives £10,528 per annum. He has not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

Ms Miriam Karp MSc BA (Hons) lives in Belfast. Ms Karp is a self employed director of her own consultancy business designing and delivering professional and personal development training, management and skills training programmes, seminars and training packages. She is a member of the Fitness to Practice Statutory Committee of the NI Pharmaceutical Society, an Associate Lecturer of the Open University, and a consultant for Arthritis Care UK and the National Cancer Screening Programme in Ireland. Ms Karp holds a Certificate in Further and Higher Education. She is currently a member of the NI Social Care Council for which she receives £6,000 per annum, a member of the General Teaching Council for which she receives travel and subsistence allowances and a governor of Rosetta Primary School. She has not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

Mr Thomas Mahaffy MSc BA (Hons) lives in Newtownards. He is employed by UNISON as a Policy Officer with responsibility for social policy issues within NI. Lead role in equality, human rights, health inequalities and developing partnership working with local trusts and other public bodies on a local and international basis. He holds a certificate in Academic legal studies. He holds no other public appointments and has not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

Councillor Cathal Mullaghan BSc lives in Belfast. He is a locally elected representative member of Belfast City Council and former Marketing Director of NI Self Catering Holiday Association. He is currently appointed as a member of Belfast Education and Library Board for which he receives attendance or financial loss allowance and travel and subsistence. He was formerly a member of the Eastern Health and Social Services Council until 31 March 2009. He also sits on the NI Local Government Association (NILGA) executive for which he receives an attendance allowance and travel expenses. He has engaged in political activity for the SDLP in the last five years.

Councillor Stephen Nicholl BSc (Open) lives in Antrim. Mr Nicholl is a locally elected representative member of Antrim Borough Council. He is employed as a Project Manager with the New Lodge Duncairn Community Health Partnership. He was formerly appointed as a Director of the Rural Development Council. He holds no other public appointments and has engaged in political activity for the UUP in the last five years.

Mr Ronnie Orr, BA lives in Belfast. He formerly worked as a Social Services Officer until 31 March 2009, DHSSPS, providing policy advice to DHSSPS, NIO, NGPBs and voluntary agencies on Criminal Justice and Child Care. He is currently appointed as a member of the Independent Monitoring Board for the Young Offenders Centre and Women’s Prison at Hydebank for which he receives travel and subsistence allowances and is a volunteer with the Knock Child Contact Centre, the Taking Care/Child Protection Committee in the Presbyterian Church and the Presbyterian Orphan and Children’s Society. He has not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

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MINISTER APPOINTS NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS TO THE NEW HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE BOARD

Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey today announced the appointment of six non-executive directors to the new Health and Social Care Board.

They are Mrs Lily Kerr, Trade Union representative member; Mr John Mone, member from a nursing background; and lay members Mr Robert Gilmore, Mr Stephen Leach, Dr Melissa McCullough and Mr Brendan McKeever.

The appointment of the member from a medical background has yet to be confirmed.

The appointments are for the period from 7 April 2009 to 6 April 2013.

NOTES TO EDITORS:

1. The Review of Public Administration was launched by the Northern Ireland Executive in June 2002 to deliver wide ranging and comprehensive modernisation and reform across the public sector.

2. For Health and Social Care Services in Northern Ireland, there were two major phases involved in the Review of Public Administration, the first being the establishment of the five new integrated Health and Social Care Trusts and the retention of the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Trust with effect from 1 April 2007. The second phase included establishing new organisational arrangements to replace the four Health and Social Services Boards, the four Health and Social Services Councils and a number of Agencies. Following consultation, the Minister decided to establish the Health and Social Care Board (HSCB) to replace the four Health and Social Services Boards.

3. Role of the Health and Social Care Board
The Health and Social Care Board’s core focus will reflect the principles of good governance, the quality of care for patients and clients, accountability, transparency, efficiency and effectiveness. The main functions of the HSCB are Commissioning; Performance management and improvement; and Effective, economic and efficient utilisation of allocated resources for the commissioning of health and social care. In addition, other than those functions allocated to the new Public Health Agency, the appropriate statutory functions previously carried out by the four Health and Social Services Boards will be undertaken by the new Health and Social Care Board. The board of the HSCB is made up of five executive directors, including the chief executive, a non-executive chair and seven non-executive directors. The non-executive directors include four Lay Members, a Trade Union Representative Member, a member from a Medical background, and a member from a Nursing background.

4. Non-executive directors of the Health and Social Care Board receive annual remuneration of £8,827 for a time commitment of five days per month.

5. Appointments to the Health and Social Care Board are made with the approval of the Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety.

6. These appointments were made in accordance with the Code of Practice issued by the Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland. A selection panel, which included an independent assessor, as required under the Commissioner’s Code, considered the suitability of all candidates. The final decision on the appointments rested with the Minister.

7. All appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process. However, in accordance with the original Nolan recommendations, there is a requirement for the political activity of appointees (if any declared) to be published. With the exception of Mrs Lily Kerr and Mr John Mone, who both declared that they had engaged in political activity in the last five years, the remaining appointees declared they had not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

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Mr Robert Gilmore OBE, lives in Banbridge. Mr Gilmore is a self employed Public Sector Management Consultant and former Chief Executive of Banbridge District Council. He is a non-executive director of Banbridge District Enterprises and was formerly a Director and Strategic Adviser to the Banbridge Local Strategy Partnership, a Governor in the Upper Bann Institute and a Commissioner in the Local Government Staff Commission. He was also appointed as a lay member to the South Local Commissioning Group (Health and Social Services) to 31 March 2009. He holds no other public appointments and has not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

Mrs Elizabeth (Lily) Kerr lives in Belfast. Mrs Kerr is employed by Unison as Head of Bargaining and Representation. She is currently elected Chairperson of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions two main Industrial Committees, namely the Health Services Committee and the Education Committee. She is also appointed as a Commissioner to the Staff Commission for Education and Library Boards. This appointment is unremunerated but Attendance or Financial Loss Allowance and expenses may be payable, if claimed. She has engaged in political activity for the Workers Party in the last five years.

Mr Stephen Leach CB lives in North Down. He is a retired senior civil servant, and was for over eight years Director of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland Office and Chair of the Northern Ireland Criminal Justice Board. Previously he held a range of other posts in the NIO and other Departments. He was made a Companion of the Bath in 2007. He holds no other public appointments and has not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

Dr Melissa McCullough PhD, PG/D Clin Ethics, LLB, lives in Belfast. Dr McCullough is a Lecturer in the School of Medicine, Centre for Medical Education in Medical Ethics and Law at Queen’s University, Belfast. She holds no other public appointments and has not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

Mr Brendan McKeever MSc PGCE lives in Derry. Mr McKeever is undertaking Consultancy work on behalf of QUB, University of Ulster and Shelter, researching user, disability and housing issues. He is currently appointed as a Council Member to the NI Social Care Council (NISCC), the Council’s main duties are in relation to regulation and registration of social work/care workforce for which he receives £6,000 per annum. He has not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

Mr John Mone MSSc BA, lives in Middletown, Co Armagh. Until his retirement in July 2007, Mr Mone had been Executive Director of Nursing at the former Craigavon Area Hospital HSS Trust and former Director of Healthcare and Nursing and Executive Director on the Trust Board of the former Armagh and Dungannon HSS Trust. He is presently a member of the Board of Governors of St John’s Primary School and a member of the NI Research Ethics Committee. He holds no other public appointments and has engaged in political activity for the SDLP in the last five years.

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MINISTER APPOINTS NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS TO THE NEW PATIENT AND CLIENT COUNCIL

Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey today announced the appointment of 16 non-executive directors to the new Patient and Client Council.

They are Local Government representative members Cllr Elizabeth Adger, Cllr Tim Atwood, Cllr Sean McGuigan, Cllr Marion Smith and Cllr Trevor Wilson; Trade Union representative member Mrs Janice Smyth; Voluntary & Community members Mr Brian Compston, Mr Errol Hutchinson, Miss Elaine Kelly, Mrs Rena Shepherd and Ms Koulla Yiasouma; and lay members Dr Paul Coulter, Mrs Margaret Harte, Dr Sheila Kelly, Dr May McCann and Prof Hugh McKenna.

The appointments are for the period from 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2013, apart from Dr Sheila Kelly, whose term of appointment will be effective from 1 May 2009 to 30 April 2013.

NOTES TO EDITORS

1. The Review of Public Administration was launched by the Northern Ireland Executive in June 2002 to deliver wide ranging and comprehensive modernisation and reform across the public sector.

2. For Health and Social Care Services in Northern Ireland, there were two major phases involved in the Review of Public Administration, the first being the establishment of the five new integrated Health and Social Care Trusts and the retention of the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Trust with effect from 1 April 2007. The second phase included establishing new organisational arrangements to replace the four Health and Social Services Boards, the four Health and Social Services Councils and a number of agencies. Following consultation, the Minister decided to establish the Patient and Client Council (PCC) to replace the four Health and Social Services Councils.

3. Role of the Patient and Client Council
Until 1 April 2009, the Consumer voice in relation to health and personal social services was provided through four Health and Social Services Councils. These four Councils have been replaced by a single health and social care user’s body – The Patient and Client Council. The functions of the Patient and Client Council will be to: represent the interests of the public; promote the involvement of the public; provide assistance to individuals making or intending to make a complaint relating to health and social care; encourage health and social care bodies to provide advice and information to the public about the design, commissioning and delivery of health and social services; and such other functions as may be prescribed.
The board of the PCC is made up of 16 non-executive directors and a non-executive chair. The non-executive directors include a Trade Union Representative Member, five Local Government Representative Members, five Voluntary and Community Members and five Lay Members.

4. Non-executive directors of the Patient and Client Council receive annual remuneration of £3,530 for a time commitment of two days per month.

5. Appointments to the Patient and Client Council are made with the approval of the Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety.

6. These appointments were made in accordance with the Code of Practice issued by the Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland. A selection panel, which included an independent assessor, as required under the Commissioner’s Code, considered the suitability of all candidates. The final decision on the appointments rested with the Minister.

7. All appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process. However, in accordance with the original Nolan recommendations, there is a requirement for the political activity of appointees (if any declared) to be published. Mrs Elizabeth Adger, Mr Tim Atwood, Mr Sean McGuigan, Mrs Rena Shepherd, Cllr Mrs Marion Smith and Cllr Trevor Wilson declared they had engaged in political activity in the last five years. The remaining appointees declared they had not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

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Cllr Elizabeth Adger lives in Ballymena. Mrs Adger is an elected representative and member of Ballymena Borough Council. She is a member of the Improving the Service User Experience Steering Group and the Northern Area Ambulance Service Liaison Group and was formerly an elected representative on the Northern Health and Social Services Council until 31 March 2009. She holds no other public appointments and has engaged in political activity for the DUP in the last five years.

Cllr Tim Attwood BSSc Hons lives in Belfast. Mr Attwood is an elected representative for the Upper Falls area of Belfast City Council. He is a former Director of the Belfast Group of the Citizens Advice Bureau (CABx). He is currently a member of Belfast Education and Library Board for which he receives attendance and travel expenses, the West Belfast Partnership Board and the Employment Services Board. He has engaged in political activity for the SDLP in the last five years.

Mr Brian Compston BA MCIM lives in Belfast. Mr Compston was formerly Southern Area Manager, Business in the Community and former Head of Domestic Marketing, NIE plc. He is Honorary Treasurer of the Citizens Advice NI and was formerly a member on the Eastern Health and Social Services Council until 31 March 2009. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. He holds no other public appointments and has not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

Dr Paul Coulter MA BSc MB BCh BAO LM lives in Lisburn. He is currently Director of Student and Equipping ministries at Glenabbey Church. Dr Coulter was previously employed as Associate Pastor with Belfast Chinese Christian Church and as a Senior House Officer with the NI Hospice and the former Belfast City Hospital Trust. Since April 2005 he has served as a Lay Magistrate in the Belfast Division. He holds no other public appointments and has not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

Mrs Margaret Harte, MSc BA (Hons), lives in Ballygowan, Omagh. She was employed by the Western Education and Library Board (WELB) as an Educational Psychologist for over twenty years prior to taking up post as Education Officer, Special Education, and Designated Officer for Child Protection with the Board in 1998. She represented WELB on the Western Area Child Protection Committee until her retirement in 2006. She is currently an Independent member of the Adoption Panel of the Western Trust. She has been a Lay Chairperson and Convenor for complaints for the Eastern and Southern Boards. She holds no other public appointments and has not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

Mr Errol Hutchinson MSc lives in Ballymena. Until 2001, Mr Hutchinson had been a Director in a manufacturing company for some 20 years. He is Director of Hiddenloop Ltd., a Computer Software company. He is currently employed, on a part-time basis, as an external advisor by the North Eastern Education and Library Board. He is also Chairman of the Live Wires Group and Patient representative of the NI Regional Cardiac Services Network Board. He holds no other public appointments and has not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

Miss Elaine Kelly BSc Hons lives in Belfast. Miss Kelly is currently employed by The National Union of Students and Union of Students in Ireland (NUS-USI) as Project Co-ordinator, Open Your Mind Project. She was formerly a Research and Policy Officer with Opportunity Youth. She holds no other public appointments and has not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

Dr Sheila Kelly MB BCh BAO FRSCI lives in Holywood. Dr Kelly retired in October 2008 from her post as Consultant in Palliative Medicine at the Ulster Community Hospital Trust and Medical Director at the Marie Curie Hospice. Dr Kelly was the first Consultant in Palliative Medicine to be appointed in this specialty in the NHS in NI when she took up the post in 1997. She is currently employed (until 30 April 2009) as a part time Locum Consultant in Palliative Medicine at the Belfast Trust. She holds no other public appointments and has not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

Dr May McCann lives in Belfast. Until early retirement she lectured in Social Anthropology at QUB. She subsequently worked in the voluntary sector, in community education, research and policy work, initially, in the women’s sector, more recently in the area of mental health. She is currently a Carer Advocate in CAUSE, a voluntary organisation providing peer-led support and advocacy to carers of persons with serious mental illness. She holds no other public appointments and has not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

Cllr Sean McGuigan lives in Killeeshil. He is a member of Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council as an elected member for the Clogher Valley Ward. He is currently a local government representative on the Strategic Waste Board, on the Housing Council and on both Monitoring and Steering Committees of Interreg iv. He is vice chair of the Joint Committee overseeing the Rural Development Programme, a member of the Interim Voluntary Transition Committee between Dungannon, Cookstown and Magherafelt Councils, and a full and executive member of NI Local Government Association and a member of the Board of Governors of 4 local schools. He holds no other public appointments and has engaged in political activity for the Sinn Fein Party in the last five years.

Prof Hugh McKenna CBE PhD BSc (Hons) lives in Jordanstown, Newtownabbey. Prof McKenna is a nurse by background and is currently Dean of the Faculty of Life and Health Sciences, University of Ulster. He has numerous publications relating to subjects such as quality of health care and the healthcare workforce. He serves on committees of the Ulster Cancer Foundation, the NI Chest, Heart and Stroke Association, the Parkinson’s Disease Society and previously, the DHSSPS. He holds no other public appointments and has not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

Mrs Rena Shepherd lives in Belfast. Mrs Shepherd has extensive senior level experience in Business. She is currently a member of council and the chair of the policy committee at the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce. At present she is a partner in a Consultancy firm which provides support to businesses in the areas of: strategic planning, leadership development, corporate governance and diversity issues. She is heavily involved with a number of charitable organisations that support and lobby on behalf of people with disabilities. She is a member of the parades commission for Northern Ireland for which she receives £19,884 per annum. She has engaged in political activity for the Women’s Coalition Party in the last five years.

Cllr Marion Smith BA lives in Bangor. She is an elected representative and member of North Down Borough Council, Chair (from 1 April 2009) of the District Policing Partnership for which she receives £4,800 per annum, Vice Chair of the Local Government Staff Commission for which she receives £100 per meeting and travel expenses, and a Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator. She was a non-executive director of the former Ulster Community and Hospitals Trust. She has engaged in political activity for the UUP in the last five years.

Mrs Janice Smyth lives in Ballynure. A nurse by profession, Mrs Smyth is currently employed as Deputy Director/Senior Officer for Employment Relations at the Royal College of Nursing. She was formerly employed by DHSSPS as a Nursing Officer and prior to that by the Northern Health and Social Services Board as a Registration and Inspection Officer. She holds no other public appointments and has not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

Cllr Trevor Wilson lives in Cookstown. He is an elected representative and member of Cookstown District Council. Cllr Wilson is currently employed as a Laboratory Technician by Lafarge Cement. He is currently Vice-Chairman of Cookstown Enterprise Centre and Chairman of Cookstown Arts and Culture Committee and of Burnavon Theatre Committee. He was formerly a non-executive director of the former Homefirst Trust. He holds no other public appointments and has engaged in political activity for the UUP in the last five years.

Ms Kyriakoulla (Koulla) Yiasouma MBA BA (Hons) lives in Bangor. She is employed by Include Youth as Director with responsibility for the oversight and management of the activities of the organisation ensuring that they promote the rights of and best practice for young people at risk or in need and to ensure the financial viability of the organisation. She is currently appointed as a member of the Probation Board for NI for which she receives £5,050 per annum. She has not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

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MINISTER APPOINTS NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS TO THE NEW BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION

Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey today announced the appointment of eight non-executive directors to the new Business Services Organisation.

They are Mr Robin McClelland, Trade Union Representative Member, and lay members Mrs Geraldine Fahy, Mr Alan Hanna, Mr Gregory Irwin, Mrs Hilary McCartan, Mr Brian McMurray, Mr Sean Mahon, and Mr Gerald Strong.

The appointments are for the period from 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2013.

NOTES TO EDITORS:

1. The Review of Public Administration was launched by the Northern Ireland Executive in June 2002 to deliver wide ranging and comprehensive modernisation and reform across the public sector.

2. For Health and Social Care Services in Northern Ireland, there were two major phases involved in the Review of Public Administration, the first being the establishment of the five new integrated Health and Social Care Trusts and the retention of the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Trust with effect from 1 April 2007. The second phase, following consultation, included the establishment of the new Business Services Organisation which will provide a range of support functions for the whole of the health and care system, a role previously undertaken by the Central Services Agency which ceased to exist from 1 April 2009.

3. Role of the Business Services Organisation
The Business Services Organisation (BSO) will bring together services which are common to bodies or persons engaged in providing health or social services which include: administrative support; advice and assistance; financial services; human resource; personnel and corporate services; training; estates; information technology, and information management; procurement of goods and services; legal services; internal audit and fraud prevention. The board of the BSO is made up of four executive directors, including the chief executive, a non-executive chair and eight non-executive directors. The non-executive directors include a Trade Union Representative Member and seven Lay Members.

4. Non-executive directors of the Business Services Organisation receive annual remuneration of £5,296 for a time commitment of three days per month.

5. Appointments to the Business Services Organisation are made with the approval of the Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety.

6. These appointments were made in accordance with the Code of Practice issued by the Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland. A selection panel, which included an independent assessor, as required under the Commissioner’s Code, considered the suitability of all candidates. The final decision on the appointments rested with the Minister.

7. All appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process. However, in accordance with the original Nolan recommendations, there is a requirement for the political activity of appointees (if any declared) to be published. All of the appointees declared they had not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

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Mrs Geraldine Fahy PIIA MIIA CFE lives in Belfast. She is employed as Head of Internal Audit with FGS McClure Watters, Belfast, and was previously employed for fourteen years by the Departments of DSD and DHSS respectively in a variety of roles including auditor. Mrs Fahy was formerly a non-executive director of the Central Services Agency until 31 March 2009. She holds no other public appointments and has not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

Mr Alan Hanna MSSc BA Hons lives in Belfast. He is a Director of his own firm providing consultancy and interim management services. Mr Hanna was previously a non-executive director of the former Green Park Healthcare Trust for some six years. He holds no other public appointments and has not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

Mr Gregory (Greg) Irwin MSSc MBA lives in Belfast. He is currently Board Secretary/Corporate Communications Manager with the Utility Regulator. Previously he was the Assistant Director at the Foods Standards Agency Northern Ireland (including a year on secondment as Executive Director of Corporate and Consumer Services at the New South Wales Food Authority). He was also head of a business unit at the Central Services Agency between 2000 and 2004. He was formerly a member of the HPSS Research Ethics Committee from May 2004 to March 2006. He holds no other public appointments and has not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

Mrs Hilary McCartan BA (Hons) FCA MBA lives in Belfast. Mrs McCartan is a chartered accountant by profession. She was formerly Finance Director of the Progressive Building Society. She holds two other public appointments as a Commissioner on the NI Legal Services Commission for which she receives £10,528 per annum and as a non-executive director of the Probation Board for NI for which she receives £5,050 per annum. Mrs McCartan also serves as a Member of the Audit and Risk Committee of the NI Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY) for which she receives an attendance fee. She was formerly a non-executive director of the Central Services Agency until 31 March 2009. She has not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

Mr Robin McClelland lives in Bangor. He is a Higher Executive Officer with the NI Public Service Alliance (NIPSA) having held the post of personnel and facilities manager for five years and is currently negotiating official. He was previously employed as Staff Side Officer providing Secretariat support to all the Trade Unions in the HPSS. He holds no other public appointments and has not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

Mr Brian McMurray lives in Limavady. Mr McMurray was formerly Managing Director of Abbicoil Springs, Portadown. He is currently a non-executive director of Ulster Supported Employment Ltd for which he receives £110 per meeting, Chairman of Roe Valley Enterprise Agency and non-executive of Action Mental Health. He is also a member of the Board of Governors of Oakgrove Integrated Primary School, Londonderry; this appointment is unremunerated but travel expenses may be payable, if claimed. He was a non-executive director of the former Causeway Trust. He has not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

Mr Sean Mahon lives in Lisburn. Mr Mahon is employed as Managing Director Ireland of Cable and Wireless Limited. He is currently serving as a non-executive director on the board of NI Public Sector Enterprise Ltd (NICO) for which he receives £1,710 per annum and is appointed, by the Department of Employment & Learning, as a representative Board member of St Mary’s University College, Belfast, and is appointed by the Department of Education as Vice Chairman of St Mary’s Christian Brothers Grammar School, Belfast. Both of these appointments are unremunerated but travelling expenses may be payable, if claimed. He was formerly a non-executive director of the Central Services Agency until 31 March 2009. He has not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

Mr Gerard (Gerry) Strong BA BEd lives in Omagh. Mr Strong retired from his post as Principal of St Joseph’s High School, Plumbridge, Omagh, in August 2007, where he was responsible for the organisation and management of the school in the educational, emotional, physical and religious development of the pupils. He holds a PG Certificate in electronics/computing and management. He holds no other public appointments and has not engaged in any political activity in the last five years.

 
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