Vol. 475 No. 8
221 Mr. O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number and names of persons appointed to boards, committees, commissions or subcommittees under the aegis of his Department; the remuneration attached to each position; the expenses incurred by each member including travel and subsistence to date for every member of each relevant body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6295/97]
The nature and extent of the information sought by the Deputy would take an inordinate amount of time to compile given the wide range of boards, committees, commissions, etc. coming under the aegis of my Department or with which my Department is involved. However, the following information relates to the State agencies coming under the aegis of my Department, namely, the Combat Poverty Agency, the Pensions Board and the National Social Service Board.
The current membership of the Combat Poverty Agency is as follows:
Ms Anne Lee — Chairperson
Ms Deirdre Carroll
Ms Pat O'Hara
Ms Helen Johnson
Mr. Tom Collins
Ms Fionnula Richardson
Mr. Pat Ridge
Ms Berni Brady
Mr. Eoin O'Malley
Ms Michelle Power
Mr. Niall Fitzduff
Mr. Hugh Frazer
Mr. Fergus McCabe.
Members of the Combat Poverty Agency do not receive any remuneration for their services.
The current membership of the Pensions Board is as follows:
Mr. Eamon Heffernan — Chairperson
Mr. Jim Kehoe
Ms Raymonde Kelly
Mr. Ciaran Long
Mr. Donal McAleese
Mr. Stephen McCarthy
Mr. Robert Woods
Ms Deirdre Carroll
Mr. Joe Mooney
Ms Kay Brophy
Ms Rosheen Callender
Ms Veronica McDermott
Mr. Alan Broxson
Ms Caroline Jenkinson
Ms Maria Kinlan.
The Chairperson receives an honorarium of £2,000 per annum and the members, excluding civil servants, each receive an honorarium of £1,000.
