Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 October 2011
411 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence the saving to the State if all State agency board members’ annual payments were rescinded and instead board membership was awarded without remuneration. [30254/11]
View answerThe boards under the aegis of my Department are the Civil Defence Board, the Board of Coiste an Asgard and the Army Pensions Board. Legislation is currently being drafted to dissolve the Civil Defence Board and transfer the functions of the Board back into the Department of Defence.
In the context of settling the Estimates for the Department of Defence for 2010, the Government decided that the national sail training scheme operated by Coiste an Asgard would be discontinued as recommended in the Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure. As a result, no funding was provided in 2010 or 2011. No appointments have been made since that decision was taken and the Board will be dissolved shortly.
There is no remuneration attached to membership of the Civil Defence Board or the Board of Coiste an Asgard.
The Army Pensions Board has three members, a chairperson, a civilian doctor, and an officer of the Army Medical Corps. The chairperson and the civilian doctor are entitled to annual fees of €7,618 and €5,079 respectively.
412 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence the number of persons who hold more than one State agency board position across the aegis of all Departments; their total remuneration; the number of board memberships said persons hold and their names in tabular form; and if such information is collated. [30263/11]
View answerThe boards under the aegis of my Department are the Civil Defence Board, the Army Pensions Board and the Board of Coiste an Asgard. Members of these boards who hold positions on other State boards are set out in tabular form below.
|
Name |
No of Memberships Held |
Board under aegis of Department of Defence |
Other State Board |
|
Mr. Tom Harrington |
2 |
Army Pensions Board |
Consumer Foods Board (An Bord Bia) |
|
Mr. Noel Ryan |
2 |
Coiste an Asgard |
Ordnance Survey Ireland |
In his capacity as chairperson of the Army Pension Board, Mr Tom Harrington is entitled to annual fees of €7,619.
There is no remuneration attached to membership of the Civil Defence Board or the Board of Coiste an Asgard.
