Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 5 Mar 1997

Vol. 475 No. 8

Written Answers. - Ministerial Appointments.

John O'Donoghue

Question:

102 Mr. O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform 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. [6304/97]

Minister for Equality and Law Reform (Mr. Taylor)

Information in respect of people appointed to membership of boards, committees, commissions or subcommittees operating under the aegis of my Department, during the term of the present Government, is as follows:

Legal Aid Board

In May 1995 I appointed 13 persons to the Legal Aid Board in accordance with the terms of the non-statutory scheme of civil legal aid and advice. I appointed the same 13 people to the Legal Aid Board on 11 October, 1996, in accordance with the terms of the Civil Legal Aid Act, 1995.

The 13 serving members of the Legal Aid Board are as follows:

Ms Clare Connellan,(Chairperson)	Mr. Patrick KennedyMr. Dan McCarthy
Ms Anne Watkin	Mr. Robert Browne
Ms Lousie Crivon	Mr. Paddy Howard
Ms Mary Maher	Mr. Dermot Condon
Ms Bernadette Owens	Mr. Frank Murphy
Ms Aine Elliott	Ms Nessa McMahon

The gross annual remuneration for individual board members is £2,400, with the exception of the chairperson, whose gross remuneration is £4,000 per annum.

Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities

I appointed Ms Paula Lyons and Mr. John Collins to the Commission during the term of the present Government. All other members were appointed at earlier dates.

No remuneration is involved

Ad-hoc Steering Group

On 6 April 1995, I announced the appointment of thead-hoc steering group to facilitate the establishment of an interim Council for the Status of People with Disabilities. The nine members were as follows:

Ms Claire Brennan	Mr. Eugene Callan
Mr. Tony Darmody	Mr. Michael Fox
Mr. Colm O'Doherty	Ms Mary O'Mahony
Ms Rachel Pollard	Ms Mary Rafferty
Mr. Frank Tracey

No remuneration is involved.

Irish National Co-ordinating Committee for European Year against Racism, 1997

The Irish National Co-ordinating Committee for European Year against Racism, 1997 has a membership of 26 as follows:

Anastasia Crickley	John Hurley
Deepak Inamdar	Gearóid MacNamara
Thomas McCann	Fintan Farrell
Brian O'Flanagan	Nadette Foley
Brid O'Brien	Wendy Cox
John O'Connell	Conal Ó Caoimh
Marian Tannam	Gary Quinn
Martin Collins	John O'Neill
Niall Crowley	Deirdre Morrissey
Patrick Yu	Liam Berney
Tadhg O'Leary	Paul Murray
Shahzad Quidwai	John Kelleher
Ailbhe Smyth	Garry Tobin

The committee forms smaller working groups for some purposes.

No remuneration is involved.

Monitoring Committee on the Implementation of the Recommendations of the Second Commission on the Status of Women

All of the members were appointed prior to December 1994.

No remuneration is involved.

National Co-ordinating Committee for the U.N. 4th World Conference on Women

All of the members were appointed prior to December 1994.

No remuneration is involved.

Employment Equality Agency

All of the members were appointed to the board of the Employment Equality Agency prior to December 1994.

Apart from a payment of £3,000 per annum to the chair of the board, no remuneration is paid to members.

Task Force on the Travelling Community

The names of those appointed to the Task Force on the Travelling Community during the term of the present Government are as outlined hereunder:

Mr. Matthew Ryan

Councillor Seamus Rodgers

Senator Mary Kelly received honoraria to the value of £1,500 in respect of her role as chairperson to the Task Force.

It is not possible in the time available to complete the information requested in relation to expenses, including travelling and subsistence but I will arrange for these details to be forwarded to the Deputy in due course.