Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 27 Jun 1995

Vol. 455 No. 1

Written Answers. - Ministerial Appointments.

Bertie Ahern

Question:

77 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform 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. [11908/95]

Minister for Equality and Law

Reform (Mr. Taylor): Since I took office on 15 December 1994 I have made four staff appointments at my Department as follows:

Name	Position	Annual Salary
Anne Kinsella	Programme Manager	£40,664
Richard Humphreys	Special Adviser to the Minister	£35,255
Margaret Dowling	Personal Assistant to the Minister	£18,955
Orlagh O'Farrell	Special Adviser on Equality Issues	£34,850

I appointed Mr. Michael Keegan to conduct an inquiry on my behalf into the appointment of a solicitor-in-charge in the Monaghan office of the Legal Aid Board. The total cost of the inquiry was £3,400.

I appointed 12 members to the Legal Aid Board since 25 April 1995 as follows: Ms Clare Teresa Connellan, Ms Anne Watkin, Ms Louise Crivon, Ms Mary Maher, Ms Bernadette Owens, Ms Aine Elliot, Mr. Patrick C. Kennedy, Mr. Dan McCarthy, Mr. Robert Browne, Mr. Paddy Howard, Mr. Dermot Condon and Mr. Frank Murphy.

The Market Research Bureau of Ireland (MRBI) was commissioned recently to carry out a poll on the views of people regarding the options for dealing with divorce in the Constitution. The cost of the poll is £18,150 inclusive of VAT.