Written Answers. - Departmental Appointments.
Michael D. Higgins
Question:
297
Mr. M. Higgins
asked the
Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation
the ad hoc advisory committees and groups in relation to policy or implementation, the statutory committees, permanent groups, interdepartmental groups, advisers, consultants and unestablished civil servants appointed in his Department; and the cost or remuneration in each case paid since July 1997 to date.
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The details requested by the Deputy, in respect of groups and committees, including costs to the Vote relating specifically to their operations, are as follows:
Name of Group
|
Type
|
Cost sinceJuly 1997
|
Monitoring Committee for the EU Co-funded Operational Programme for Local Urban and Rural Development (LURD OP) (1994 – 1999)
|
Set up under the OP for duration of programme
|
c. £5,250
|
Technical Assistance Steering Group for LURD OP (1994 – 1999)
|
same as above
|
c. £5,250
|
Sub-Programme 2 (LURD) Management Group
|
same as above
|
None
|
Monitoring Committee for the EU Co-funded Tourism OP (1994 – 1999)
|
same as above
|
c. £2,625
|
Co-ordinating Committee for Tourism OP (1994-1999)
|
same as above
|
None
|
Steering Committee for the External Evaluator for the Tourism OP
|
same as above
|
None
|
Selection Committee for Pilot Initiative for Tourism and the Environment (under Tourism OP, 1994-1999)
|
ad hoc/interdepartmental
|
c. £700
|
Tourism Measure Working Group of the EU Co-Funded Northern Ireland/Ireland INTERREG II Programme, 1994-1999†
|
Cross-Border committee composed of departmental and agency representatives set up under the programme for its duration
|
c. £1,400
|
Cross-Border Team for International Fund for Ireland Tourism Programme†
|
Cross-Border Committee composed of departmental and agency representatives
|
c. £700
|
Joint Co-Ordinating Committee for Shannon Erne Waterway†
|
Cross-Border committee composed of departmental and agency representatives
|
c. £1,750
|
Monitoring Committee for the EU Co-funded Operational Programme for URBAN – Ireland
|
Set up under OP for duration of programme
|
c. £5,250
|
(URBAN OP) URBAN Management Group
|
same as above
|
None
|
Irish Sports Council
|
Non-statutory
|
£428,332*
|
National Drugs Strategy Team
|
Non-statutory
|
£75,088*
|
Inter-departmental Group on the National Drugs Strategy
|
Interdepartmental
|
None
|
Reconstituted Inter-departmental Policy Committee on Local Development
|
Interdepartmental
|
£1,191
|
Pilot Tax Relief Scheme for Certain Resort Areas Review Group
|
Ad hoc Review Group
|
None
|
Regional Tourism Marketing Initiative (RTMI) Committee
|
Ad hoc
|
None
|
50 Metre Swimming Pool Project Team
|
Ad hoc to oversee tender competition
|
c. £50,000**
|
Reconvened Code of Ethics Committee
|
Ad hoc to review Code
|
£1,004
|
Departmental Y2K Monitoring Committee
|
Ad hoc
|
None
|
Young People's Facilities and Services Fund Assessment Committee
|
Interdepartmental
|
Nil***
|
* Includes pay and non-pay costs
** Not yet finalised
*** Expenses paid to some members from Vote of Dept of Education and Science
†Co-chaired with Northern Ireland
Consultancies entered into by my Department since July, 1997 are as follows:
Consultant
|
Purpose of Engagement
|
Costs
|
Mr. Bart Cronin
|
Press and Media Consultant in the Press Office of my Department
|
£35,558
|
Mr. Pádraig Ó hUiginn
|
Policy Adviser to me on matters relating to activities of my Department
|
£1,000
|
Slattery Public Relations Limited
|
Provision of a Public Relations and Media service to me, the Minister of State, my Department and the Irish Sports Council*
|
£28,117
|
Kitt Campbell Associates
|
Specialist advice to 50 metre Pool Project Team for the assessment and selection phase of the tender procedure
|
None paid to date but estimated cost at £50,000
|
Farrell Grant Sparks
|
External Evaluation of the Operation Programme for URBAN – Ireland
|
£44,996
|
PA Consulting Services Limited
|
Examination of current grant payment procedures within the Department for National Governing Bodies of Sport
|
None paid to date but estimated cost at £5,000
|
PA Consulting Services Limited**
|
Independent Evaluation of the Drugs Initiative focusing on assessing the effectiveness of the processes and structures associated with the delivery of the initiative
|
£40,728
|
PA Consulting Services Limited**
|
Facilitate and assist with the development of a strategic planning process in my Department
|
£24,035
|
Fizzical Limited**
|
Inspection of Waymarked Ways identified by my Department on the advice of the National Waymarked Ways Committee
|
£7,473
|
Fizzical Limited
|
To develop resource materials for the Sport for all Leadership Award Programme
|
£7,260
|
Jean Boydell**
|
Inspection of Waymarked Ways identified by my Department on the advice of the National Waymarked Ways Committee
|
£9,697
|
* A contract with Slattery Public Relations Limited was originally entered into by the previous Government. The current contract is from 2 September 1998.
** Contracts completed.
Consultancies which were ongoing, when my Department was established, are as follows:
Consultant
|
Purpose of Engagement
|
Costs
|
Fitzpatrick Associates
|
External Evaluator of the Operational Programme for Tourism, 1994 – 1999
|
£24,425
|
Goodbody Economic Associates
|
External Evaluation of the Operational Programme for Local Urban and Rural Development
|
£89,782
|
Slattery Public Relations Limited*
|
Provision of a Public Relations and Communications Consultancy to the Irish Sports Council and the Sports Section of the Department
|
£87,443
|
Atlantic Sport and Management Limited*
|
Project Manager to Sports Strategy Group
|
£17,500
|
Mason Hayes and Curran Solicitors*
|
Advice on establishment of Irish Sports Council
|
£1,640
|
Sean McHale and Associates*
|
Drafting job descriptions for the Irish Sports Council
|
£2,420
|
*Contracts completed.
In relation to the advisers and unestablished civil servants appointed in my Department since July, 1997, the information is as follows:
Name
|
Position
|
Remuneration sinceJuly 1997
|
Annual salary under previous Government
|
–
|
Programme Manager
|
–
|
£45,525
|
Gerard Howlin
|
Special Adviser
|
£65,799
|
£14,675
|
Sinéad O'Boyle*
|
Personal Assistant
|
£21,466
|
£20,873
|
Louise Curran
|
Personal Assistant
|
£9,347
|
£20,873
|
Patricia McCarry
|
Personal Secretary
|
£34,968
|
£19,012
|
–
|
Special Adviser to MOS
|
–
|
£35,493
|
Jacqui Connolly
|
Personal Assistant to MOS
|
£33,021
|
£19,920
|
Elaine Hannon
|
Personal Secretary to MOS
|
£28,004
|
£16,305
|
Columb Rafferty**
|
Civilian Driver
|
£22,839
|
£13,720
|
Derek Ennis
|
Civilian Driver
|
£2,745
|
£13,720
|
Denis Maloney
|
Civilian Driver
|
£25,752
|
£13,720
|
John Treacy
|
Executive Chairman of Irish Sports Council
|
£84,000
|
£48,000
|
Kathy Fulcher
|
Senior Development Officer in Irish Sports Council
|
£18,123
|
Not applicable
|
Una Creagh
|
Development Officer in Irish Sports Council
|
£11,017
|
Not applicable
|
Name
|
Position
|
Remuneration sinceJuly 1997
|
Annual salary under previous Government
|
Kieran McGeeney
|
Development Officer in Irish Sports Council
|
£11,642
|
Not applicable
|
Helen Raftery
|
Development Officer in Irish Sports Council
|
£11,893
|
Not applicable
|
Shane Keane
|
Development Officer in Irish Sports Council
|
£10,515
|
Not applicable
|
Niamh Martin
|
Secretarial Assistant in Irish Sports Council
|
£6,744
|
Not applicable
|
Dermot Condron
|
Temporary Assistant Statistical Researcher
|
£31,196
|
£16,314
|
Mary Lynch
|
Executive Officer
|
***
|
Not applicable
|
Caroline Delahaunt
|
Executive Officer
|
***
|
Not applicable
|
*Resigned on 10 July 1998, replaced by Louise Curran, who took up duty on 7 September, 1998
**Resigned on 22 January 1999, replaced by Derek Ennis, who took up duty on 25 January, 1999
***Both appointed in late March 1999. Negligible costs to date.