Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 6 Apr 2000

Vol. 517 No. 5

Written Answers. - Semi-State Bodies.

Dick Roche

Question:

72 Mr. Roche asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the name, the year of establishment, the basis under statute, statutory instrument or otherwise of commercial and non-commercial State-sponsored bodies under the aegis of his Department; the fees paid to the chairman and ordinary directors of these bodies; and when these fees were last agreed. [10235/00]

Minister for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Cowen)

The only State-sponsored body under the aegis of the Department is the Agency for Personal Service Overseas – APSO – which was established in 1973 and incorporated in 1974 under the Companies Act (1963) to promote and sponsor temporary personal service by skilled Irish people in developing countries. No fees are paid either to the chairperson or to members of the board of APSO.

Dick Roche

Question:

73 Mr. Roche asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the name, the year of establishment, the basis under statute, statutory instrument or otherwise of commercial and non-commercial State-sponsored bodies under the aegis of her Department; the fees paid to the chairman and ordinary directors of these bodies; and when these fees were last agreed. [10236/00]

Minister for Public Enterprise (Mrs. O'Rourke)

The information sought by the Deputy is on the following table.

Body	Statutory Provision	Fees (see Notes 1-3)
Aer Lingus Group plc(Est. 1936)	Air Companies Acts, 1936-1993	Chairman £7,500Director £5,000
Aer Rianta cpt(Est. 1937)	Air Navigation and Transport Acts, 1936 to 1998	Chairman £7,500Director £5,000
Bord Gais Eireann(Est. 1976)	Gas Acts, 1976-1998	Chairman £7,500Director £5,000
Bord na Mona plc.(Est. 1946)	Turf Development Acts, 1946 to 1998	Chairman £6,000Director £4,000
Coras Iompair Eireann(Est. 1950)	Transport Act, 1950	Chairman £80,000 (2)Director £5,000
Electricity Supply Board(Est. 1927)	Electricity (Supply) Act, 1927	Chairman £25,000 (3)Director £5,000
Irish Aviation Authority(Est. 1994)	Irish Aviation Authority Act, 1993	Chairman £7,500Director £5,000
Irish National Petroleum Corporation Ltd.(Est. 1979)	Companies Act, 1963(Articles of Association)	Chairman £7,500Director £5,000
An Post(Est. 1984)	Postal and Telecommunications Services Act, 1983	Chairman £25,000 (3)Director £5,000
Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland(Est. 1992)	Radiological Protection Act, 1991 Chairman £4,000Director £2,500

Notes

(1)Fees were sanctioned by the Minister for Finance on 22 July 1992, with the exception of the following:

(2)Fee sanctioned by the Government on 28 March 2000

(3)Fee sanctioned by the Minister for Finance on 2 July 1996.