Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 4 May 1993

Vol. 430 No. 2

Written Answers. - Ministerial/Departmental Appointments.

Bernard J. Durkan

Question:

180 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence if, in respect of his Department or of his Minister of State, he will give the names of any persons or agents, other than the established Civil Service, appointed by him to any position within the ambit of his Department since 10 February 1993; if he will give their job descriptions, terms of employment and salary scale; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Minister for Defence (Mr. Andrews)

Apart from the appointment of the programme manager in the Departments of Defence and the Marine, no such appointment has been made. The relevant details are contained in the reply to the Deputy's Question No. 182 on today's Order Paper.

Bernard J. Durkan

Question:

181 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence if, in respect of his Department or of his Minister of State, he will give the names of persons or their agents, appointed by him to State or semi-State agencies or bodies since 10 February 1993; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Minister for Defence (Mr. Andrews)

No such appointments were made.

Bernard J. Durkan

Question:

182 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Marine if, in respect of his Department or of his Ministers of State, he will give the names of any persons or agents, other than the established Civil Service, appointed by him to any position within the ambit of his Department since 10 February 1993; if he will give their job descriptions, terms of employment and salary scale; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Minister for the Marine (Mr. Andrews)

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table:

Name	Position/Job Description	Salary (£per annum)
Liam Cahill	Partnership Programme Manager	£40,471 plus an allowance of 16?% in lieu of superannuation
Declan Walsh	Special Adviser to Minister of State	£21,182

The appointees hold temporary, unestablished positions within the Civil Service, are subject to the conditions of employment which apply to unestablished civil servants in general and are fully qualified for the positions which they hold.

The programme manager and the special adviser will cease to be employed not later than the date on which I, as Minister for Defence and the Marine and the Minister of State, respectively, cease to hold our current offices.

I can also advise the Deputy that under the marine sub-programme of the EC STRIDE operational programme a manager of the National Marine Data Centre, which is currently being established, has been employed on a temporary contract which expires on 31 December, 1993.

Bernard J. Durkan

Question:

183 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Marine if, in respect of his Department or of his Minister of State, he will give the names of persons or their agents, appointed by him to State or semi-State agencies or bodies since 10 February 1993; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Minister for the Marine (Mr. Andrews)

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table:

Name	Appointment
Mr. Tadhg O'Donoghue	Chairman Bord Iascaigh Mhara
Mr. Sean McNelis	Board member, Bord Iascaigh Mhara
Mr. Denis O'Dricoll	Board member, Central Fisheries Board as Staff Representative
Mr. Jack O'Sullivan	Southern Fisheries Development Co-operative Society.
Ms. Breege Halloran	Eastern Fisheries Development Co-operative Society