The 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.