asked the Minister for External Affairs if he will state in respect of each State-sponsored board or company for which he is responsible (1) the date on which and the authority under which it was constituted, (2) the names of the directors, designating those who are civil servants and also those who are wholetime employed by such board or company, and the manner in which each director is appointed, (3) the amount of share or loan capital or advances made to each and not repaid at the present time and the terms of the repayments, if any, of such amounts, (4) the amount received by each during the last available financial year from (a) voted moneys, (b) the Central Fund, (c) licence or similar fees paid to it by the public and (d) sales, (5) the amount of capital (a) expended during each of the three years ended 31st March, 1966 and estimated to be expended in the current year and (b) for which commitments have been announced, (6) the remuneration paid to each director and to each of the five principal executives in each organisation, and (7) the name of the auditors to each such organisation and how they were appointed (i.e. by statute, the Minister or the company) and, if the company, how the shares giving the right to vote on such appointments are held.
Written Answers. - State-Sponsored Bodies.
There is no State-sponsored board or company for which I am responsible and, accordingly, the remainder of the Deputy's question does not arise.
114.
asked the Minister for Transport and Power if he will state in respect of each State-sponsored board or company for which he is responsible (1) the date on which and the authority under which it was constituted, (2) the names of the directors, designating those who are civil servants and also those who are wholetime employed by such board or company, and the manner in which each director is appointed, (3) the amount of share or loan capital or advances made to each and not repaid at the present time and the terms of repayments, if any, of such amounts, (4) the amount received by each during the last available financial year from (a) voted moneys, (b) the Central Fund, (c) licence or similar fees paid to it by the public and (d) sales, (5) the amount of capital (a) expended during each of the three years ended 31st March, 1966 and estimated to be expended in the current year and (b) for which commitments have been announced, (6) the remuneration paid to each director and to each of the five principal executives in each organisation, and (7) the name of the auditors to each such organisation and how they were appointed (i.e. by statute, the Minister or the company) and, if the company, how the shares giving the right to vote on such appointments are held.
The preparation of the information sought by the Deputy will take some time. If the Deputy will be good enough to repeat the question in a week's time, I will then be in a position to let him have a reply.
115.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he will state in respect of each State-sponsored board or company for which he is responsible (1) the date on which and the authority under which it was constituted, (2) the names of the directors, designating those who are civil servants and also those who are wholetime employed by such board or company, and the manner in which each director is appointed, (3) the amount of share or loan capital or advances made to each and not repaid at the present time and the terms of repayments, if any, of such amounts, (4) the amount received by each during the last available financial year from (a) voted moneys, (b) the Central Fund, (c) licence or similar fees paid to it by the public and (d) sales, (5) the amount of capital (a) expended during each of the three years ended 31st March, 1966 and estimated to be expended in the current year and (b) for which commitments have been announced, (6) the remuneration paid to each director and to each of the five principal executives in each organisation, and (7) the name of the auditors to each such organisation and how they were appointed (i.e. by statute, the Minister or the company) and, if the company, how the shares giving the right to vote on such appointments are held.
Radio Telefís Éireann is the only body of this kind for which the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs has responsibility. The information regarding it is as follows:—
(1) 1st June, 1960; Broadcasting Authority Act, 1960.
(2) The members of the Authority, none of whom is a civil servant, are as follows: Dr. Christopher S. Andrews (Chairman), Ruaidhri Brugha, James I. Fanning, Fintan Kennedy, Dr. Theodore W. Moody, Michael Noonan, Michael O'Callaghan, Dónall Ó Mórain, and Phillis Bean Uí Cheallaigh. All members are part-time and are appointed by the Government.
(3) Repayable advances totalling £1,816,000 have been made from the Central Fund under Section 23 of the Broadcasting Authority Act, 1960. Property valued at £249,000 was also transferred to the Authority under Section 32 of the same Act. The Minister for Finance has not yet decided the terms of repayments of these amounts.
(4) Year ended 31st March, 1966— (a) £1,600,000; (b) nil; (c) nil; (d) £2,009,000 in respect of receipts from advertisers, sales of publications, recorded programmes and concert receipts.
(5) (a) £276,000 year ended 31st March, 1964; £283,000 year ended 31st March, 1965; £606,000 year ended 31st March, 1966; £400,000 (estimate) year ended 31st March, 1967.
(b) £250,000.
(6) £1,000 per annum Chairman; £500 per annum member. The Minister has no information regarding the remuneration of executives of the Authority, apart from the Director General who is paid a salary of £5,500 a year with certain emoluments.
(7) Comptroller and Auditor General; appointed by statute.