Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 July 2012
425 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the annual saving to the Exchequer if all board members fees paid to agencies under his aegis were cut by 25%, 35% and 50%. [36614/12]
View answerI note the Deputy's request for details of the annual saving to the Exchequer if all board members fees paid to agencies under his aegis were cut by 25%, 35% and 50% and I trust that the Deputy will appreciate that it is not possible to provide the quantitative information requested to this hypothetical question.
However, the annual fees payable to board members of the boards of statutory agencies and national cultural institutions funded from my Department's Vote are detailed in the following table and are set by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. It may be noted that fees are not payable to board members who are also public servants and, in addition, that in certain other cases members have chosen to waive their fees.
|
Name of Body/Agency |
Number of Board members |
Annual remuneration payable to Chairs and board members |
|
Foras na Gaeilge |
16 |
Chair: €11,970/Stg£8,140;Vice-Chair: €9,830/Stg£6,690;Member: €7,695/Stg£5,235 |
|
Ulster-Scots Agency |
8 |
Chair: €11,970/Stg£8,140; Vice-Chair: €9,830/Stg£6,690;Member: €7,695/Stg£5,235 |
|
Údarás na Gaeltachta |
20 |
Chair: €20,520Member: €11,970 |
|
Crawford Art Gallery |
8 |
Fees not applicable |
|
National Library of Ireland |
11 |
Chair: €9,450Member: €6,300 |
|
Heritage Council |
16 |
Chair: €8,978Member: €5,985 |
|
National Concert Hall |
15 |
Chair: €8,978No fees payable to board members |
|
National Museum of Ireland |
16 |
Chair: €8,978Member: €5,985 |
|
Irish Museum of Modern Art |
9 |
Chair: €8,978No fees payable to board members |
|
National Gallery of Ireland |
17 |
Chair: €8,978Member: €5,985 |
|
Arts Council |
13 |
Chair: €8,978Member: €5,985 |
|
Irish Film Board |
7 |
Chair: €8,978Member: €5,985 |
|
Chester Beatty Library |
11 |
Fees not applicable |
