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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 March 2012

Tuesday, 13 March 2012

Questions (82)

Gerald Nash

Question:

134 Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details in relation to the number and names of all semi-State companies and statutory agencies under the remit of his Department; if he will provide a list of all members of the board of such organisations for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; if he will provide a list of all expenses associated with membership of these boards on an individual basis for the relevant years; if he will provide information relating to the profession or occupation of all such members of the relevant State companies and statutory agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13505/12]

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The information requested by the Deputy in relation to semi-state companies and statutory agencies under the remit of my Department is contained in the following tables:

National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) Advisory Committee From 01/01/2007

Name

Profession or Occupation

Term

Mr Kevin Cardiff

Secretary General Department of Finance

From 1 February 2010 to 3 February 2012

Mr Shane Doyle

Chief Strategy Officer, Liberty Global

From 1 May 2007 to 3 September 2011

Mr David Doyle

Secretary General Department of Finance

Term ended 31 January 2010

Ms Tytti Noras

Legal Counsellor, Ministry of Finance Finland

Appointed 2005Re-appointed 1 August 2010

Mr Gerold W Brandt

Financial Consultant

31 December 2009

Mr John F Daly

Chairman IMC Limited

Term ended 31 December 2008

Mr David Byrne

Former EU Commissioner and former Attorney General

From 1 January 2008

Mr Hugh Cooney

Consultant with KPMG and Company Director

From 1 January 2008

Mr Brendan Mc Donagh

From 1 September 2010

National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) Board Members from 01/01/2007

Name

Profession or Occupation

Term

Mr Fred Barry

Chief Executive National Roads Authority

Mr Liam Berney

Industrial Officer, Irish Congress of Trade Unions

Ms Ann Fitzgerald

Chief Executive Officer, National Consumer Agency

Mr Stewart Harrington

Director, Killeen Properties Limited

Mr Tony Jones

Business Consultant

Mr Peter McManamon

Chairman, Ceva Inc

Mr John Corrigan

Chief Executive, NTMA: Ex-officio member

From 4 December 2009

Mr Brian Murphy

Chief Executive, NDFA: Ex-officio member

From 12 January 2009

Mr Michael Somers

Chief Executive, NTMA: Ex-officio member

Term ended 3 December 2009

Mr Adrian Kearns

Chief Executive, NDFA: Ex-officio member

From 1 March 2007 to 31 December 2008

Ms Anne Counihan

Chief Executive, NDFA: Ex-officio member

Term ended 9 February 2007

State Claims Agency Policy Committee Members from 1 January 2007

Name

Profession or Occupation

Term

Mr Noel Whelan

Vice President and Dean Emeritus, University of Limerick

Mr Tony Delany

Former Director of Claims at Norwich Union/Hibernian Insurance

From 10 March 2010

Mr Chris Fitzgerald

Principal Officer, Department of Health

From 22 October 2010

Mr Christopher Moore

Brigadier General, Defence Forces (retired)

From 10 March 2010

Ms Niamh Moran

Solicitor, Carmody Moran, Solicitors

From 10 March 2010

Ms Deirdre Hanlon

Principal Officer, Department of Finance

From 3 May 2007 to 14 October 2011

Ms Anne Marie Hayes

Project Accountant and Health and Safety Authority Board Member

Term ended 2 July 2011

Mr Brendan Phelan

Princi Principal Officer, Department of Health

Term ended 22 September 2010

Ms Margaret Lane

Administration Manager, Bord Gáis

Term ended November 2009

Mr John Dunne

Insurance Broker, JF Dunne Insurances

Term ended 2007

Ms Ann Nolan

Principal Officer, Department of Finance.

Term ended 2007

Mr Michael Grace

Associate Director, AIB Investment Managers

Term ended 2007

National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF) Commission Members From 1 January 2007

Name

Profession or Occupation

Term

Mr Paul Carty

Financial Consultant and Former Managing Partner, Deloitte and Touche, Ireland

Mr John A. Canning Jr

Chairman of Madison Dearborn Partners LLC

Dr Brian Hillery

Former Chairman of Independent News and Media plc and former Chairman, Unicredit Bank Ireland plc

Mr Maurice Keane

Company Director and retired Group Chief Executive, Bank of Ireland

From 5 February 2007

Mr Knut N. Kjaer

Former President of Risk Metrics Group and former Chief Executive, Norges Bank Investment Management

From 2 April 2010

Prof. Frances Ruane

Director of Economics and Social Research Institute (ESRI)

From 1 July 2009

Mr John Corrigan

Chief Executive, NTMA. Ex-officio member

From 4 December 2009

Mr Michael Somers

Chief Executive NTMA. Ex-officio member

Term ended 3 December 2009

Ms Brid Horan

Executive Director, Customer Supply and Group Services, ESB

Term ended July 2009

Mr Donald C. Roth

Managing Partner, Emerging Markets Partnership, Washington D.C.

Term ended 1 April 2010

National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) Board Members from 22 December 2009

Name

Profession or Occupation

Term

Mr Frank Daly

Former Chairman, Revenue Commissioners

From 22 December 2009

Mr Michael Connolly

Banking Consultant, and former Senior Bank of Ireland official

From 22 December 2009 to 26 November 2011

Mr John Corrigan

Chief Executive, NTMA: Ex-officio member

From 22 December 2009

Ms Eilish Finan

Consultant in Financial Services and Property, formerly of KPMG and former CFO/Director of AIG Investments

From 22 December 2009

Mr Brendan McDonagh

Chief Executive Officer, NAMA: Ex-officio member

From 22 December 2009

Mr Brian McEnery

Corporate Rescue and Insolvency Practitioner with Horwath Bastow Charlton

From 22 December 2010

Mr Steven Seelig

Principal and CEO of Financial Stability Associates, formerly of IMF

From 26 May 2010

Mr William Soffe

Former County Manager, Fingal County Council

From 22 December 2009

Mr Peter Stewart

Financial Services Consultant

From 22 December 2009 to 11 October 2011

Payment of expenses to members of the above boards and committees is an operational matter for the boards concerned. Aggregate expenses paid to members for the years 2007 to 2011 are set out below. Payment to NTMA Advisory Committee, NPRF Commission members and NAMA Board members primarily reflect travel and accommodation expenses incurred by non-Irish based board members.

Aggregate expenses paid to members for years 2007 to 2011

Board

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

NTMA Advisory Committee

34,002

32,106

42,716

25,318

36,558

NDFA Board

SCA Policy Committee

1,426

1,426

1,470

270

NPRF Commission

14,962

4,534

10,000

15,554

836

NAMA Board

36,246

49,216

Irish Fiscal Advisory Council

Name

Profession or Occupation

Term

Mr John McHale (Chair)

Established Professor and Head of Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway

Appointed 07 July 2011

Mr Sebastian Barnes

Senior economist, Economics Department, OECD and head of the EU desk.

Appointed 07 July 2011

Mr Alan Barrett

Research Professor, Trinity College Dublin

Appointed 07 July 2011

Mr Donal Donovan

Adjunct Professor at the University of Limerick. Visiting Lecturer at Trinity College Dublin

Appointed 07 July 2011

Ms Róisín O’Sullivan

Associate Professor, Economics Department, Smith College, Massachusetts

Appointed 07 July 2011

The Board Members were paid €14,461 in travel and subsistence expenses in 2011

Irish Bank Reconciliation Corporation

The Irish Bank Resolution Company (Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Limited) has provided the following details in relation to the period January 2009 to 2011.

Board Members 2009 to 2011

Name

Term

Mr William McAteer

Appointed 03 June 1992 — resigned 07 January 2009

Mr Michael Jacob

Appointed 25 April 88- resigned 19 January 2009

Mr Edmund Sullivan

Appointed 12 November 2001 — resigned 19 January 2009

Mr Gerard McGann

Appointed 20 January 2004 —resigned 19 January 2009

Ms Ann Heraty

Appointed 27 April 2006 — resigned 19 January 2009

Mr Noel Harwerth

Appointed 02 February 2007 — resigned 19 January 2009

Mr Patrick Whelan

Appointed 06 July 2006 — resigned 19 February 2009

Mr Declan Quilligan

Appointed 26 June 2006 — resigned 07 September 2009

Mr Frank Daly

Appointed 18 December 2008 — resigned 22 December 2009

Mr Donal O Connor

Appointed 26 June 2008 — resigned 14 June 2010

Mr Alan Dukes

Appointed 18 December 2008 — appointed Chairman on 14 June 2010

Mr Maurice Keane

Appointed 21 January 2009

Mr Mike Aynsley

Appointed 07 September 2009

Mr Noel Cawley

Appointed 27 May 2010

Mr Aidan Eames

Appointed 27 May 2010

Mr Gary Kennedy

Appointed 27 May 2010

Mr Oliver Ellingham

Appointed 14 October 2011

Mr Roger McGreal

Appointed 15 November 2011

Biographical details for the current board members can be found on the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC) website using the following link:

http://www.ibrc.ie/About_us/Who_we_are/Board_of_Directors/

The IBRC is currently examining its records in relation to expenses paid to board members since 2009 and as soon as this information is available it will be forwarded to the Deputy.

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