Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 March 2012
226 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in a tabular format a breakdown of the position, salary, allowance and expenses paid to each of the employees of agencies (details supplied) in 2011. [15478/12]
View answerThe information sought by the Deputy is a day to day matter for the agencies. In this regard, I have referred the question to the agencies for direct response to the Deputy.
227 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in a tabular form a breakdown of the number of board members and their respective annual remuneration for 2011 of the agencies (details supplied). [15479/12]
View answerThe information sought by the Deputy is as follows:
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Remuneration 2011* |
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Agency |
Board Members |
Chairperson |
Member |
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Enterprise Ireland |
12 |
€20,520 |
€11,970 |
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Forfás |
13 |
€20,520 |
€11,970 |
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IDA Ireland |
12 |
€20,520 |
€11,970 |
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Science Foundation Ireland |
12 |
€20,520 |
€11,970 |
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National Consumer Agency |
13 |
€20,520 |
€11,970 |
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Personal Injuries Assessment Board |
11 |
€20,520 |
€11,970 |
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Shannon Free Airport Development Co. Ltd. |
12 |
€20,520 |
€11,970 |
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Health and Safety Authority |
12 |
€11,970 |
€7,695 |
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National Standards Authority of Ireland |
13 |
€11,970 |
€7,695 |
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Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority |
15 |
€11,970 |
€7,695 |
*These are the annual board fees payable to Chairpersons and Members of the different categories of State Bodies as set down by the nister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
Competition Authority
The Authority does not have a typical board. Pursuant to the Competition Act 2002, an executive board of Members of the Competition Authority are employed as salaried Members. The Act provides that there shall be at least 3 and no more than 5 Members of the Authority appointed by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation following a competition held by the Civil Service Commissioners under the Civil Service Commissioners Act 1956.
County and City Enterprise Boards
There are 35 County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs), each of which is an individual company limited by guarantee and appointment to their Boards is effected by ordinary resolution of the Boards of Directors, as set out in the Articles of Association of each Board. Neither the Minister nor the Department has a role in the nomination or appointment of CEB Board members. The average number of Board members on each Board is 14 and all members serve in a voluntary and unpaid capacity.
Intertrade Ireland
InterTradeIreland (ITI) is a North/South Implementation body, set up under the Good Friday Agreement. ITI is jointly funded by this Department and its Northern Ireland counterpart, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, on a 2:1 ratio respectively. ITI's Chairman and Board Members are nominated by the two sponsoring Ministers, 6 from the North and 6 from the South, and appointed by the North South Ministerial Council Joint Secretariat.
The fees are as follows:
Chairperson — €10,882 per annum;
Vice Chair — €13,142 per annum;
Member — €6,996 — €10,285.
228 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form a list of all agencies and bodies and internal organisations under his aegis. [15505/12]
View answerDetails of the Offices and Agencies under the aegis of my Department are set out in Tables 1 and 2 below. In providing this information, I have taken it that the Deputy's reference to internal organisations refers to the Offices of the Department.
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Table 1: Offices under the aegis of the Department |
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Companies Registration Office |
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Employment Appeals Tribunal |
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Labour Court |
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Labour Relations Commission |
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National Employment Rights Authority |
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Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement |
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Office of the Registrar of Friendly Societies |
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Patents Office |
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Table 2: Bodies/Agencies under the aegis of the Department |
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City and County Enterprise Boards (35) |
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Competition Authority |
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Enterprise Ireland |
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Forfás |
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Health and Safety Authority |
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IDA Ireland |
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InterTrade Ireland (the North / South Trade and Business Development Body) |
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Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority |
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National Consumer Agency |
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National Standards Authority of Ireland |
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Personal Injuries Assessment Board |
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Science Foundation Ireland |
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Shannon Development |
