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Volume 184: debated on Thursday 31 January 1991

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Rev. Ian Paisley

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the names of all Government-appointed nominees to each education and library board since its formation, giving the year of appointment and the length of service in each case.

Dr. Mawhinney

[holding answer 16 January 1991]: The education and library boards were established in 1973 and are now in their fifth term of office having been reconstituted every four years. The information requested about the membership of the boards during their first four terms could be compiled only at disproportionate cost. All board members are appointed by the head of the department, regardless of the source of their nomination. The current membership of the boards, excluding district council members who are selected for appointment by their councils, is as follows:

Western Board

1. Members appointed July 1989

  • Mr. S. J. Burnside1
  • Mr. T. B. Campbell
  • Rev. R. W. W. Clarke1
  • Rev. C. Clerkin
  • Rev. O. Crilly1
  • Rev. P. Crilly
  • Rev. K. J. Devlin (resigned 12 December 1990)1
  • Mr. M. J. Fegan1
  • Mrs. M. T. Grant
  • Rt. Rev. B. D. A. Hannon1
  • Mrs. S. C. Hogg1
  • Mrs. T. Kelly
  • Mr. P. Little
  • Mr. J. S. R. Maxwell
  • Mr. J. C. A. McGinnis (resigned 23 May 1990)
  • Mrs. B. B. McIvor1
  • Mrs. S. M. O'Kane1
  • Mr. P. I. O'Neill
  • Mr. R. E. Wright

2. Replacements appointed since July 1989

  • Mrs. M. T. Breslin (appointed 6 November 1990)
  • One vacancy to be filled

Southern Board

1. Members appointed July.1989

  • Rev. J. M. Barton1
  • Mr. F. H. Bell1
  • Very Rev. J. Bradley1
  • Mr. M. P. Campbell1
  • Rev. D. Chillingworth
  • Mrs. M. P. Faulkner1
  • Mrs. W. J. Gaffney
  • Mr. W. F. Gillespie1
  • Rev. Bro. L. S. Kelly
  • Mr. A. J. Lavery1
  • Mr. W. K. Lowry
  • Rev. S. A. Matthews1
  • Mrs. R. Moore (resigned 19 May 1990)1
  • Mr. T. 0. Mulligan1
  • Mr. F. G. K. McCann
  • Sr. O. McConville1
  • Mrs. J. McCool
  • Very Rev. Canon C. McEntegart1
  • Mr. E. W. Napier1
  • Mrs. M. O'Hagan
  • Mrs. S. E. Walker

2. Replacements appointed since July 1989

  • Mr. J. H. McParland (appointed 14 January 1991)

South-eastern board

1. Members appointed July 1989

  • Mr. R. A. Adams (resigned 31 December 1989)
  • Mr. S. A. Costello
  • Rev. T. V. Craig
  • Mr. S. I. Davidson1
  • Rev. S. M. J. Dickson
  • Mrs. L. P. Douglas1
  • Rev. W. H. Gray1
  • Miss R. B. Lavery
  • Mr. W. D. Linton1
  • Rev. G. W. Loane (resigned 28 November 1990)1
  • Mr. S. Mackell (resigned 30 November 1989)1
  • Mr. W. J. Masterson
  • Mr. P. McAleenan
  • Mr. W. G. McCourt1
  • Mr. D. W. G. Nesbitt1
  • Mr. P. O'Donoghue (deceased 30 July 1989)1
  • Rev. Prof. T. S. Reid1
  • Mr. J. A. Savage (deceased 28 December 1989)1
  • Mr. H. R. Small1
  • Rev. K. J. Smyth
  • Rev. D. Whyte

2. Replacements appointed since July 1989

  • Mrs. M. B. Donnelly (appointed 12 February 1990)
  • Mrs. M. Doris (appointed 1 February 1990)
  • Mr. K. Kilpatrick (appointed 5 September 1990)
  • Mrs. D. Tennis (appointed 25 April 1990)
  • One vacancy to be filled

North-Eastern Board

1. Members Appointed July 1989

  • Rev. D. Clarke
  • Rev. R. Devine
  • Mr. J. Donaghy1
  • Rev. Chancellor J. A. Fair1
  • Miss A. Graham1
  • Mrs. P. A. Lerwill1
  • Mr. C. Lynn1
  • Mr. W. F. Lutton1
  • Mr. J. Meehan
  • Mr. W. H. McKeown1
  • Mr. A. Patterson
  • Rev. R. F. S. Poots1
  • Mrs. K. Regan1
  • Mr. N. J. Russell1
  • Mr. T. F. Scullion1
  • Mrs. M. C. Shaw
  • Mr. R. Waterman1
  • Mrs. D. M. White1
  • Rev. J. Williamson
  • Rev. J. R. Wilson1
  • Rev. T. H. Wilson1

2. Replacements appointed since July 1989

  • None

Education and Library Board Members Appointed for 5th Term (ie July 1989 to June 1993)

Belfast Board

1. Members appointed July 1989

  • Mr. A. C. Cochrane
  • Mr. J. J. Collins
  • Rev. T. D. Cooper
  • Canon E. P. M. Elliott (deceased 19 October 1990)1
  • Mr. P. B. Finn
  • Mr. M. P. Fitzmaurice
  • Mr. J. Lally
  • Mrs. E. G. Lyttle
  • Miss T. A. Magee
  • Mr. O. J. Magill1
  • Mr. J. G. Maguire
  • Rev. M. Murphy1
  • Rev. J. McAllister1
  • Mr. L. McBrinn
  • Mr. D. J. McGuinness
  • Mrs M. F. McNally1
  • Miss A. McSparran1
  • Rev. E. O'Brien1
  • Mrs. A. M. Odling-Smee
  • Rev. Dr. J. Thompson
  • Mrs. J. M. V. Thompson

2. Replacements appointed since July 1989

  • None
  • One vacancy to be filled

1 Indicates members who also served on the boards during all or part of the previous term—July 1985 to June 1989)