Written Answers. - Ministerial Appointments.
John O'Donoghue
Question:
83
Mr. O'Donoghue
asked the
Minister for Finance
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.
[6302/97]
The State bodies for which my Department is responsible are ACCBANK plc, ICC Bank plc, an Post National Lottery Company, the Central Bank and the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA), the membership of whose boards and the details of their remuneration are as follows:
ACCBANK plc.
Ms Gary Joyce
|
Chairperson
|
Mr. John McCloskey
|
Chief Executive
|
Mr. James Curtis
|
|
Mr. John O'Reilly
|
|
Mr. Séamus Mallon
|
|
Mr. Michael Smith
|
|
Mr. Michael Hanrahan
|
|
Ms Ann Nolan
|
|
Ms Shelia McGuinness
|
|
Six of the eight non-executive directors receive remuneration of £4,000 per annum. One, a civil servant, receives no remuneration and the chairperson receives remuneration of £6,000 per annum.
ICC BANK plc.
Mr. Phil Flynn
|
Chairperson
|
Mr. Michael Quinn
|
Managing Director
|
Mr. Tom Considine
|
|
Ms Mary Clare O'Connor
|
|
Mr. Leo O'Donnell
|
|
Mr. Eamon Freaney
|
|
Mr. Joe McPeake
|
|
Mr. Sean Kelly
|
|
Ms Anne Connolly
|
|
Six of the eight non-executive directors receive remuneration of £4,000 per annum. One, a civil servant, receives no remuneration and the chairperson receives remuneration of £6,000 per annum.
An Post National Lottery Company
Mr. John Hynes
|
Chairperson
|
Mr. Ray Bates
|
|
Ms Therese Kearney
|
|
Mr. Kieran McGowan
|
|
Mr. Tom O'Beirne
|
|
Mr. Michael O'Muircheartaigh
|
|
Mr. Terry Reynolds
|
|
With the exception of those who hold board or executive positions within An Post, the directors receive remuneration of £4,000 per annum.
NTMA Advisory Committee
Mr. D.J. Moran
|
Chairperson
|
Mr. Gerold Grant
|
|
Mr. Paul Carty
|
|
Mr. John F. Daly
|
|
Mr. Lewis L. Glucksman
|
|
Mr. Patrick H. Mullarkey
|
|
Mr. Donald C. Roth
|
|
The chairperson receives remuneration of £10,000 per annum. Five of the remaining six members receive remuneration of £5,000 per annum. The sixth, a civil servant, receives no remuneration.
There are also a number of other formal advisory or similar bodies which operate under the aegis of my Department. Details of the membership of these bodies and their remuneration are set out below.
Valuation Tribunal
Mr. Liam McKechnie
|
Chairperson
|
Ms Mary Devins
|
Deputy Chairperson
|
Mr. Fred Devlin
|
Deputy Chairperson
|
Mr. Con Guiney
|
Deputy Chairperson
|
Mr. Finian L. Brannigan
|
|
Mr. Michael Coghlan
|
|
Ms Michael Coghlan
|
|
Ms Marie Connellan
|
|
Ms Brid Mimnagh
|
|
Mr. Barry Smyth
|
|
Ms Rita Tynan
|
|
The members of the tribunal are paid on a daily sitting fee basis which is £250.17 in the case of the chairperson, £169.77 in the case of the deputy chairperson and £132.13 in the case of the other members.
Commission on Public Service Pensions
Prof. Dermot McAleese
|
Chairperson
|
Mr. Brian Aylward
|
|
Mr. John Cullen
|
|
Mr. Brian Geoghegan
|
|
Mr. Brendan Hayes
|
|
Mr. Eamon Heffernan
|
|
Ms Anne Maher
|
|
Mr. Joe McGovern
|
|
Mr. Dan Murphy
|
|
Senator Joe O'Toole
|
|
Ms. Anne Vaughan
|
|
The only person remunerated is the chairperson who receives £7,500 per annum.
Civil Service Arbitration Board
Mr. Gerard Durcan, SC
|
Chairperson
|
Mr. Kevin Duffy
|
|
Mr. Derek Hunter
|
|
The chairperson and Mr. Duffy receive a fee per sitting day of £525 and £250, respectively. Mr. Hunter is paid a retainer of £10,000 per annum to cover service as nominee of the Government on all public service arbitration boards.
Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Service
Mr. Michael Buckley
|
Chairperson
|
Mr. Peter Malone
|
|
Ms Vivian Jupp
|
|
Ms Helen O'Dowd
|
|
Mr. Cormac McHenry
|
|
Mr. Sean Walsh
|
|
The chairperson receives remuneration of £10,000. The other members of the body, with the exception of the Labour Court members, receive annual remuneration of £5,000.
In addition to those bodies listed above there are a large number of boards, committees, commissions or subcommittees which operate under the aegis of my Department, and in relation to which it would require an inordinate amount of time and effort to provide the Deputy with all the information requested.