This Report covers appointments to 321 bodies approved by Cabinet during the period 21 September 2020 to 4 November 2024. These bodies fall within the following broad categories: advisory board; authority; board of management; board of statutory body/body corporate; commission; committee; council; executive agency; planning authority; task force; and tribunal.

Not all of these entities are public bodies. According to the Public Bodies Management and Accountability Act, 2001, a public body is a statutory body or authority or any government company, but does not include an executive agency designated under the Executive Agencies Act. The Act defines a statutory body or authority as a body corporate established by an Act of Parliament over which the Government or an Agency of the Government exercises control. The Act also defines a government company, also termed as a limited liability company, as one that is registered under the Companies Act, being a company in which the Government or an agency of the Government, is in a position to direct the policy of that company.

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