A full list of the appointments to State Boards which I have made since coming into office on 9 March 2011 is in the reply which I gave to Dáil Question No. 544 on 11 October 2011. The Table sets out the Chairpersons which I have appointed since that date:
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Body
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Appointee
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Date of Appointment
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Bus Átha Cliath
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Kevin Bonner
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29/06/2011
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Bus Éireann
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Paul Mallee
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29/06/2011
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Iarnród Éireann
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Phil Gaffney
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29/06/2011
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Railway Procurement Agency
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Tom Wall
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28/07/2011
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In addition, Vivienne Jupp was appointed Chairperson of CIE by the Government on 29 June 2011. Ms Jupp, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Mallee and Mr. Gaffney all appeared before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Transport, Culture and the Gaeltacht on 12 July 2011.
Mr. Tom Wall was appointed as Chairperson of the RPA on an interim basis to the 18/04/2012 pending the merger of the RPA and the National Roads Authority next year. Given the short nature of his appointment, it was not considered necessary for him to appear before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Transport, Culture and the Gaeltacht. The Chairperson for the merged body will be designated in advance of the completion of the merger and will appear before the Committee prior to his/her appointment.
Furthermore, I have proposed that Mr. Gay Byrne be re-appointed as Chairperson of the Road Safety Authority. However, he is required to appear before the Oireachtas Joint Com-mittee on Environment, Transport, Culture and the Gaeltacht before that re-appointment will take effect. I understand that he is due to appear before the Committee on the 15th of November 2011.
The table lists the remuneration which applies to Board members. Expense arrangements are a day to day matter for the agencies.
My Department advertised in the National press on Friday 8th April 2011 and on the Department's website for expressions of interest from individuals who wished to serve as Chairpersons of CIE and of its subsidiary companies or, as vacancies arise, in any board capacity on any of the State agencies for which I have responsibility. Two of the above Chairpersons expressed interest under that process.
Breakdown of rates of remuneration paid to the Chairpersons and Directors of State boards with effect from 1 January 2010
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Category 1
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Board
|
Chairperson’s Rate
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Director’s Rate
|
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Córas Iompair Éireann
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€31,500
|
€15,750
|
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Dublin Airport Authority
|
€31,500
|
€15,750
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Category 2
|
Board
|
Chairperson’s Rate
|
Director’s Rate
|
|
Cork Airport Authority
|
€21,600
|
€12,600
|
|
Cork Port Company
|
€21,600
|
€12,600
|
|
Dublin Bus
|
€21,600
|
€12,600
|
|
Dublin Port Company
|
€21,600
|
€12,600
|
|
Dun Laoghaire Port Company
|
€21,600
|
€12,600
|
|
Irish Aviation Authority
|
€21,600
|
€12,600
|
|
Bus Éireann
|
€21,600
|
€12,600
|
|
Bus Átha Cliath
|
€21,600
|
€12,600
|
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Iarnród Éireann
|
€21,600
|
€12,600
|
|
Railway Procurement Agency
|
€21,600
|
€12,600
|
|
Shannon Airport Authority
|
€21,600
|
€12,600
|
|
Fáilte Ireland
|
€20,520
|
€11,970
|
|
National Transport Authority
|
€20,520
|
€11,970
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Category 3
|
Board
|
Chairperson’s Rate
|
Director’s Rate
|
|
Shannon Foynes Port Company
|
€12,600
|
€8,100
|
|
Waterford Port Company
|
€12,600
|
€8,100
|
|
National Roads Authority
|
€11,970
|
€7,695
|
|
Tourism Ireland
|
€12.600
|
€8,100
|
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Road Safety Authority
|
€11,970
|
€7,695
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Category 4
|
Board
|
Chairperson’s Rate
|
Director’s Rate
|
|
Drogheda Port Company
|
€9,450
|
€6,300
|
|
Galway Port Company
|
€9,450
|
€6,300
|
|
Medical Bureau of Road Safety
|
€8,978
|
€5,985
|
|
Marine Casualty Investigation Board
|
€7,618
|
€5,079
|
|
Irish Sports Council
|
€8,978
|
€5,985
|
|
National Sports Campus Development
|
€8,978
|
€5,985
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Categories below 4
|
Board
|
Chairperson’s Rate
|
Director’s Rate
|
|
Dundalk Port Company
|
€3,825
|
€1,575
|
|
Wicklow Port Company
|
€3,825
|
€1,575
|
|
New Ross Port Company
|
€3,825
|
€1,575
|
|
Railway Safety Advisory Council
|
€750 per Diem*
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T & S covered**
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