Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 October 2009
139 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 86 to 88, inclusive, of 22 September 2009, if she is in a position to provide the information requested. [37837/09]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is set out. Names, backgrounds and positions of the chairpersons of AnCO and FÁS since 1968: The following is a list of Chairpersons of AnCo and of FÁS since 1967. It has not been possible to provide exact dates for all appointment terms, but, where known, these are indicated below:
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Date |
Names |
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15/05/1967 – early 1971 AnCO |
Mr. Michael Killeen, Chief Executive Officer Irish Trade Board |
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01/03/1971 – early 1978 AnCO |
Mr. Paul Quigley, General Manager, Shannon Free Airport Development Company |
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27/03/1978 – late 1984 AnCO |
Mr. William B. Mulligan, FCA, FCIT, Chief Executive Officer, B & I Line |
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01/01/1985 – 30/09/1986 AnCO |
Mr. Niall Greene, Chief Executive, Youth Employment Agency |
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01/10/1986 – 31/12/1987 AnCO |
Mr. John Lynch, Chief Executive Officer, Irish Productivity Centre |
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Date |
Names |
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01/01/1988 – Dec. 1990 FÁS |
John Lynch, Chief Executive Officer, Irish Productivity Centre |
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Dec. 1990 – 31/12/1997 FÁS |
Mr. Christopher Kirwan, President, Irish Congress of Trade Unions |
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01/01/1998 – 31/12/2000 FÁS |
Mr. Patrick Lynch, Managing Director, Irish Shell |
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01/01/2001 – 31/12/2005 FÁS |
Mr. Brian Geoghegan, Director, Irish Business and Employers Confederation |
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01/01/2006 – 01/10/2009 FÁS |
Mr. Peter McLoone, President, Irish Congress of Trade Unions |
Names of the Directors General of AnCO and FÁS since 1968:
Information in respect of the Directors General from 1970 onwards was already provided to the Deputy in my earlier reply. For ease of reference it is provided again.
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Name |
Dates |
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1. Brian MacManus |
1967 – 29/07/1970 |
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2. Jack A. Agnew |
30/07/1970 – 31/10/1982 |
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3. Malachy Sherlock |
01/11/1982 – 31/12/1987 |
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Directors General of FÁS |
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4. J. B. Leahy |
01/01/1988 – 31/12/1990 |
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5. Gerry Pyke |
(acting for two months, early 1991) |
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6. John J. Lynch |
18/02/1991 – 01/10/2000 |
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7. Rody Molloy |
02/10/2000 – 25/11/2008 |
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8. Eddie Sullivan |
08/12/2008 – 05/06/2009 |
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9. Paul O’Toole |
08/06/2009 to date |
Circumstances surrounding the departure of the first Director General of FÁS
I understand that the first Director General of FÁS took voluntary early retirement in December 1990. The retirement package paid to the officer, encompassing a lump sum and pension, included an enhancement of 10 added years service, which was approved by the Department of Finance and took into consideration the officer's prior service with Irish Sugar, which had not been reckonable for benefit purposes under the FÁS Pension Scheme. The package, for which Department of Finance sanction was given, comprised a lump sum of £61,780.89 (£56,232.29 net) and a pension calculated at £20,536.06 per annum.
In 1992 a further payment of £75,000 (£39,322.50 net) plus the transfer of a car into the name of the former Director General to the market value of £2,000 was made in settlement of a High Court action in respect of a claim for an enhanced severance package taken by him against the Minister for Labour and FÁS.
