Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 27 Jun 1995

Vol. 455 No. 1

Written Answers. - Departmental Staff.

Bertie Ahern

Question:

175 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the persons appointed by him or by Ministers of State at his Department as programme managers, advisers, secretaries, assistants, counsellors or back-up staff either in his Department or in constituency offices; the annualised remuneration being paid to these staff; the names of individuals, groups or companies which have undertaken or have been approved to undertake full-time, part-time or casual consultancies, reviews, examinations or analysis or any public relations services on his behalf or on behalf of Ministers of State at his Department; the actual or estimated cost in this regard; the persons, companies, consultants, attachés or otherwise he or Ministers of State at his Department have appointed to semi-State bodies under the aegis of his Department; and any reviews, consultancies or reports he or Ministers of State at his Department have commissioned or are due to commission; and the full cost in respect of all these matters. [11917/95]

Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications (Mr. Lowry)

Minister of State Stagg

		£
Special Adviser	David Moynan	22,922
Personal Assistant	Gillian Stagg	8,554
Personal Secretary	Christina Saults	9,786
Driver	Frank Conlon	12,927
Driver	Sean Vahey	12,927

No appointments have been made in my Department by Minister of State Doyle.

The following appointments have been made to the boards of semi-State bodies since I took up office:

Name	Appointed to Board of
Mr. Eamonn Walsh	CIE, as Chairman
Mr. Philip Lynch	An Post, as Chairman
Mr. Shane Reihill	An Post
Mr. Bernard Bradley	An Post, as Postmaster Director
Mr. Stewart Harrington	ESB
Mr. John McGinley	ESB, as Worker Director
Mr. Sean Geraghty	ESB, as Worker Director
Mr. Denis Holland	ESB, as Worker Director
Mr. Joseph LaCumbre	ESB, as Worker Director
Mr. Pat McEvoy	Bord na Móna, as Worker Director
Mr. Mark Nugent	Bord na Móna, as Worker Director
Mr. P.J. Minogue	Bord na Móna, as Worker Director
Mr. Patrick Walsh	Bord na Móna, as Worker Director
Mr. Jim O'Leary	Aer Lingus Group
Mr. David Austin	Aer Lingus Group

The following consultancies are ongoing in my Department at present.

Name	Project	Remuneration
Knight Piesold & Partners	Evaluation of Environmental Impact Assessment Statements for the proposed development of the lead/zinc mine at Lisheen. County Tipperary	Not yet established
RTZ Consultants	Evaluation of Ore reserves and of development costs of proposed development of the lead/zinc mine at Lisheen, County Tipperary	Not yet established
Coopers & Lybrand	Examination of CIE Business Plan	£78,000 (Estimate)
B. McKenna	Evaluation of passenger transport requirements of Aran Islands to/from Rossaveal	£10,000 (Estimate)
Indecon	Review of Planned Capital Investm- ent at State Airports, 1994-1999	£102,000
Nera	Socio Economic Cost Benefit Anal- ysis of investment in the new 120 Megawatt Peat Fired Station	£29,890
WFX O'Sullivan	Implementation of health and safety requirements for the Department	£15,000 (Estimate)
O'Herlihy Communications	Public Relations	Max of £50,000 + VAT
Andersen Management International A.S.	Development of Telecommunications sector in Ireland	£380,000 (Estimate)
Nera	Development of electricity sector in Ireland	£230,682 to date

In relation to reports commissioned by my Department, I refer the Deputy to the very full list of such reports and their cost provided in response to parliamentary question No. 221 of 16 May last.

Bertie Ahern

Question:

176 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Minister for Defence the persons appointed by him or by Ministers of State at his Department as programme managers, advisers, secretaries, assistants, counsellors or back-up staff either in his Department or in constituency offices; the annualised remuneration being paid to these staff; the names of individuals, groups or companies which have undertaken or have been approved to undertake full-time, part-time or casual consultancies, reviews, examinations or analysis or any public relations services on his behalf or on behalf of Ministers of State at his Department; the actual or estimated cost in this regard; the persons, companies, consultants, attachés or otherwise he or Ministers of State at his Department have appointed to semi-State bodies under the aegis of his Department; and any reviews, consultancies or reports he or Ministers of State at his Department have commissioned or are due to commission; and the full cost in respect of all these matters. [11918/95]

Minister for Defence (Mr. Barrett)

A programme manager, Mr. Conor Barry, a special adviser, Ms Angela O'Donnell, a personal secretary, Ms Barbara Culleton, and a personal assistant, Ms Deirdre McDevitt, have been designated, pending finalisation of a contract of employment in each case.

The present rate of pay for each appointment is as follows: Programme Manager, £35,400 per annum; Special Adviser, £8,813 per annum; Personal Secretary, £8,813 per annum; Personal Assistant, £13,142.

These remuneration costs are funded jointly by the Departments of Defence and the Marine in recognition of my dual role.

There have been no such appointments made by the Minister of State at the Department of Defence.

Price Waterhouse, management consultants, were employed as facilitators for the Strategic Management Initiative in the Department during 1994. Total expenses were approximately £16,500 of which 50 per cent was reimbursed by the Department of Finance. The initiative is still under way and Price Waterhouse are being retained to the current year. It is too early to quantify expenditure for 1995, but it is unlikely to exceed the 1994 figure.

In addition, the firm Brindley Advertising Ltd. has been engaged since 1992 for the purpose of developing awareness of the "Towards 2000" initiative in Civil Defence. Projected expenditure for 1995 is £5,000.