Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 October 2011
81 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will provide the following information regarding the agencies operating under his aegis (details supplied) namely, the total number of whole-time equivalent staff, the total number of board members, the chairperson and board members respective remuneration packages, the total annual wage bill and the total amount of central funding provided to the agency inclusive of wage bill. [30918/11]
View answerThe details sought by the Deputy in respect of the two bodies she mentions are as follows.
The Chief State Solicitor's Office has a whole-time staff equivalent of 230. The Office is part of the civil service and like other Departments and Offices is managed by a Management Advisory Committee, headed by the Chief State Solicitor.
The Office is entirely funded by the Exchequer and has its own Vote (Vote 13). The net total voted allocation for 2011 is €34.188m, of which €14.995m is allocated to payroll.
The Law Reform Commission has a whole-time staff equivalent of 23.
The Commission does not have board members or a Chairperson, but rather a President and four Commissioners. The position of President is currently vacant. The remuneration of the President of the Commission would depend on the circumstances. Appointees to the office of President of the Commission to date have been holders of judicial office. If a serving judge were President they would not receive any remuneration over and above their judge's salary. A retired judge may receive an amount not exceeding the difference between their pension and the salary they would receive as a serving judge.
The remuneration of the Commissioners is as follows:
One full-time Commissioner: annual salary €184,187.
Two part-time Commissioners: annual salary €23,750 each.
One part-time Commissioner not in receipt of any salary (serving judge).
The Commission is entirely funded by the Exchequer. The total allocation to the Commission in 2011 is €2.301m, of which €1.153m is allocated to payroll.
82 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of all non-commercial State agencies under the aegis of his Department. [30790/11]
View answer84 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if all non-commercial State agency employees under his Department’s aegis are paid directly from the Exchequer. [30895/11]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 82 and 84 together.
The National Economic and Social Development Office NESDO is the only agency under the aegis of my Department. NESDO's staff are paid from my Department's vote.
83 Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Taoiseach the number of State agencies, independent statutory bodies, State boards or other quangos established by his Department since February 2011; the number which have been abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30805/11]
View answerNo State agencies, independent statutory bodies, State boards, or other quangos were established or abolished by my Department since February 2011.
85 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will provide the following information regarding the agencies operating under his aegis (details supplied) namely, the total number of whole-time equivalent staff, the total number of board members, the chairperson and board members respective remuneration packages, the total annual wage bill and the total amount of central funding provided to the agency inclusive of wage bill. [30919/11]
View answerThe National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO), which includes the National Economic and Social Council (NESC), comes under the aegis of my Department. The total number of whole time equivalent staff is 19.2.
There are currently 33 members on the NESC Council, which is chaired by the Secretary General of my Department. No remuneration is paid to persons in relation to their membership of the Council.
The grant-in-aid for NESDO for this year, which is paid out of my Department's Vote, is €2.325m, of which €1.8m has been allocated for salaries.
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) is an Independent Office and is not under the aegis of my Department. Similarly, the National Statistics Board (NSB) which is established under the Statistics Act 1993 is not a board under the aegis of my Department. However to be helpful to the Deputy I am providing the information requested in relation to both the CSO and the NSB.
Central Statistics Office
The Central Statistics Office allocation in 2011 is €80.067m, compared with spending of €50.762m in 2010. The increase this year relates to the Census of Population. The total number of whole time equivalent staff serving in the CSO at 30 September 2011 was 828. The peak number of staff was in April, during collection of the census, when more than 5,000 field staff were employed. The total annual wages and salaries bill for the CSO amounted to €35.866m in 2010. The corresponding allocation for 2011 is €38.997m for office-based staff and €22.246m for staff engaged in the collection of statistics.
National Statistics Board
Under the Statistics Act 1993, the National Statistics Board comprises a Chairperson and seven Board members.
One position on the board is unfilled at present. The Chairperson receives an annual stipend of €8,978 and four of the seven Board members are paid an annual stipend of €5,985. The other members are serving Civil Servants and receive no additional remuneration for serving on the Board. The costs of the Board are met from the CSO Vote.
