asked the Minister for Justice if he will list the members of the boards of State and semi-State bodies under his aegis; and the remuneration payable to each chairperson.
Written Answers. - State Bodies Membership.
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The bodies relevant to the question are the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal, the Legal Aid Board, the Garda Síochána Complaints Board and the Garda Síochána Complaints Appeal Board.
The details requested in relation to each of these bodies are set out hereunder.
CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION TRIBUNAL.
Chairperson:
Mr. Niall D. McLaughlin, M.A.
Members:
Mr. Frederick R. Morris, S.C.
Mr. Robert P. Humphries, B.L.
Mr. Ernest Margetson, B.A., LL.B.
Mr. Patrick F. O'Donnell, LL.M.
Mr. Noel T. Smith, B.A.
Mr. Ralph G. Sutton, S.C.
The chairperson is paid on a fee basis — £65 per formal sitting of the tribunal or £17 per case if an application for compensation is decided on the basis of documentary evidence only.
LEGAL AID BOARD.
Chairperson:
Mr. Nial Fennelly, M.A., S.C.
Members:
Mr. Denis McCullough, S.C.
Mr. Ernest Margetson, B.A., LL.B.
Dr. Geraldine O'Brien, B. Soc. Sc., Ph.D.
Mrs. Joan O'Mahony, B.C.L., LL.B.
Ms. Fidelma Macken, B.A., B.L.
Mr. Patrick Francis O'Donnell, B.C.L., L.L.M.
Ms. Gemma Rowley, B. Soc. Sc., Dip. Soc. Sc., A.I.M.S.W
Mr. William Kelleher.
Mr. Michael Enright.
Mr. Kevin O'Grady.
Mr. Stephen O'Neill.
There is one vacancy on the board. The remuneration paid to the chairperson of the board is £2,200 per annum.
GARDA SÍOCHÁNA COMPLAINTS BOARD.
Chairperson:
Séamus McKenna, S.C.
Members:
Ms. Susan Denham, B.A., L.L.B., L.L.M.
Ms. Anna Hegarty, B.C.L.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lovatt Dolan.
Mr. Dermot O'Callaghan.
Mr. William Osborne.
Mr. Frank Smyth.
Mr. Martin Walsh.
Asst. Commissioner — P. J. Moran.
The chairperson receives £2,500 a year.
GARDA SÍOCHÁNA COMPLAINTS APPEAL BOARD.
Chairperson:
His Honour Judge Matthew Deery.
Members:
Mr. Esmond Smyth, B.L.
Mrs. Moya Quinlan, Solicitor.
The Chairperson does not receive any remuneration.