Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 October 2012
293. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of chairs of State boards that have been appointed since the Government came into office; if there is a remuneration for the position and if so the amount of same; if the appointee was required to go before Oireachtas Committees to discuss what they have to offer to the particular Board or Committee to which they are being appointed. [45823/12]
View answerThe information requested is as follows.
National Consumer Agency
I reappointed Mr Stephen Costello as Chairperson to the National Consumer Agency on the 1st May 2012. As a category 2 State Body, Mr Costello is entitled to a fee of €20,520.
Competition Authority
While it does not have a typical board structure, the Competition Authority consists of a Chairperson and up to four other members who act as an executive board. The Competition Acts 2002 to 2012 set out the requirements pertaining to appointments to the Authority. Since coming into office, I re-appointed Mr Declan Purcell as Chairperson of the Competition Authority on 1st July 2011 and following his retirement, I subsequently appointed Ms Isolde Goggin as Chairperson on 1st October 2011, following a competition conducted by the Public Appointments Service. The Chairperson of the Authority is paid at a salary level equivalent to Deputy Secretary General Grade. Mr Costello and Ms Goggin were not required to go before Oireachtas Committees in relation to their appointments.
InterTradeIreland
The chairman of the board Martin Cronin was appointed on 13 Dec 2011, however there is no requirement for the appointee to the position of Chair of ITI to appear before an Oireachtas Committee as part of the North South Ministerial Council appointments process. As a category 3 State Body, Mr Cronin is entitled to a fee of €11,970.
