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Appointments to State Boards

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 October 2012

Tuesday, 23 October 2012

Questions (292)

Gerry Adams

Question:

292. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was appointed; if the position entitles the holder to remuneration and if so the amount in each case; if the appointment was made in accordance with new procedures whereby Departments has to invite expressions of interest from the public in vacancies on the boards under their aegis. [45807/12]

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National Consumer Agency Board Member

Date of appointment

Publicly Advertised

Remuneration/Fees

Stephen Costello

(Chairperson)

Reappointed

1 May 2012

No

€20,520

Eugene Gallagher

Appointed

6 May 2012

Yes

€11,970

Isolde Goggin

Appointed

30 November 2011

No (ex offico)

n/a

Robin O’Sullivan

Reappointed

6 May 2012

No

€11,970

Colleen Savage

Appointed

6 May 2012

Yes

€11,970

Competition Authority Agency Board Member

Date of appointment

Publicly Advertised

Remuneration/Fees

Declan Purcell Re-appointment (since retired)

1st July 2011

No

see * below

Isolde Goggin

1st October 2011

Yes

see * below

Noreen Mackey (temporary member)

July 2011

No

see * below

David McFadden (temporary member)

July 2011

No

see * below

Ciarán Quigley (temporary)

9th August 2011

No

see * below

Stephen Caulkins

December 2011

Yes

see * below

Gerald Fitzgerald

December 2011

Yes

see * below

Patrick Kenny

January 2011

Yes

see * below

*The Chairperson and Members of the Competition Authority are appointed on a full time basis. The Chairperson is paid at a salary level equivalent to Deputy Secretary General Grade while members are paid a salary equivalent to Assistant Secretary Grade.

Shannon Development Agency Board Member

Date of appointment

Publicly Advertised

Remuneration/Fees

Stephen Curran

23rd February 2012

No (Department Representative)

n/a

Forfás

Agency Board Member

Date of appointment

Publicly Advertised

Remuneration/Fees

John Murphy

18th Jan 2012

No (Department Representative)

n/a

Professor Mark Ferguson

18th Jan 2012

No (ex officio)

n/a

Health and Safety Authority

Agency Board Member

Date of appointment

Publicly Advertised

Remuneration/Fees

John Newham

10th April 2012

No (Department Representative required under legislation)

n/a

IDA Ireland

Agency Board Member

Date of appointment

Publicly Advertised

Remuneration/Fees

Dermot Curran

9th July 2012

No (Department Representative)

n/a

Alan W. Gray

25th January 2012

Yes

€11,970 (waived)

Mary Campbell

25th January 2012

Yes

€11,970

Peter Cassells

23rd May 2012

Yes

€11,970

IAASA

Agency Board Member

Date of appointment

Publicly Advertised

Remuneration/Fees

Deirdre Behan

3rd Jan 2012

No

n/a

Marie Daly

3rd Jan 2012

No

€7,695

Mairead Devine

3rd Jan 2012

No

n/a

Sean Hawkshaw

3rd Jan 2012

No

€7,695

David Martin

30th May 2011

No

€7,695

Sylvia McNeece

3rd Jan 2012

No

n/a

Kevin O'Donovan

30th May 2011

No

€7,695

Conor O'Mahony

1st March 2012

No (nominated by the Director of Corporate Enforcement)

n/a

Muireann O'Neill

1st Sep 2012

Yes

€7,695

Note:

The appointments which were not advertised were made in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Act 2003 which provides that certain bodies specified in the Act shall nominate members to the board of IAASA. Therefore it was not appropriate to advertise the posts.

Enterprise Ireland

Agency Board Member

Date of appointment

Publicly Advertised

Remuneration/Fees

Amanda Pratt

10th October 2012

Yes

€11,970

Clare Dunne

10th October 2012

No (Department Representative)

n/a

Colum Horgan

15th October 2012

Yes

€11,970

Geoff Meagher

15th October 2012

Yes

€11,970

NSAI

Agency Board Member

Date of appointment

Publicly Advertised

Remuneration/Fees

Terry Landers

6 March 2012

Yes

€7,695

Barbara O'Leary

6 March 2012

Yes

n/a

Anne Clarke

14 April 2012

No (staff representative)

n/a

Kieran Cox

14 April 2012

No (staff representative)

n/a

Personal Injuries Assessment Board

Agency Board Member

Date of appointment

Publicly Advertised

Remuneration/Fees

Ann Fitzgerald

8 Sep 2011

No – ex officio

n/a

Breda Power

26 Oct 2011

No (Department representative)

n/a

Martin Naughton

5 April 2012

No – ICTU Representative

€11,340

Dr. Fionnuala O'Loughlin

1 August 2012

Yes

n/a

John Lynch

1 August 2012

Yes

€11,340

InterTradeIreland

Agency Board Member

Date of appointment

Publicly Advertised

Remuneration/Fees

Martin Cronin, Chairperson

13 December 2011

No

€11,970

John Corbett

13 December 2011

No

€7,695

Kevin Norton

13 December 2011

No

€7,695

Mairead Sorenson

13 December 2011

No

€7,695

Brendan Butler

13 December 2011

No

€7,695

Patricia McKeown

13 December 2011

No

€7,695

Note:

InterTradeIreland's Board is made up of six representatives each from Ireland and Northern Ireland. The Board members are nominated by the relevant Minister and appointed by the North South Ministerial Council (NSMC). InterTradeIreland's Board expired in December 2011 and new Board members were appointed by the NSMC, as nominated by the two sponsoring Ministers, with effect from 13 December 2011.

Science Foundation Ireland

Agency Board Member

Date of appointment

Publicly Advertised

Remuneration/Fees

Dr. Rita Colwell

July 2011

No

€11,970

Professor Martina Newell McLoughlin

July 2011

No

€11,970

Dermot Curran

September 2012

No (Department Representative)

n/a

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