Appointments to State Boards

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 October 2012

Tuesday, 23 October 2012

Questions (469, 470)

Gerry Adams

Question:

469. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality 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. [45808/12]

Gerry Adams

Question:

470. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality 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. [45824/12]

Written answers

Minister for Justice and Equality

I propose to take Questions Nos. 469 and 470 together.

I can inform the Deputy that since I took up office, I have made a number of board appointments. Details of these appointments are set out in the following table.

Entity	First Name	Last Name	Current Remuneration p.a./per diem (€)	Date of Appointment	Was the appointment made in accordance with the new procedures? (Y/N)
*Children Detention Schools Board of Management	Dan	Kelleher	No Fee Paid	20/09/2011	N
Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime	Ray	McAndrew	8,978 Chairperson	01/09/2011	N
	Deirdre	O'Keeffe	No Fee Paid
	Pat	Doyle	11,970
Courts Service Board	Shane	Browne	11,970	05/12/2011	N
	Kieran	Rose	No Fee Paid
	Betty	O'Leary	7,695
	Ellen	Mongan	No Fee Paid
	Salome	Mbugua	7,695
	Paddy	Maguinness	7,695
	Christy	Lynch	No Fee Paid
	Lynn	Jackson	No Fee Paid
	Sean	Fogarty	7,695
	Nigel	Brander	7,695
	Angela	Kerins	11,970 Chairperson
	Rhona	Murphy	7,695
	Peter	White	7,695	21/09/2011
	David	Joyce	7,695
Equality Authority	Annette	Dolan	No Fee Paid	26/09/2011	N Board accepted reappointment until end of July 2012. Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission will be appointed following public advertisement and assessment by a selection panel.
	Liam	Crowley	No Fee Paid Chairperson
	Annie	Walsh	No Fee Paid
	Shane	McCarthy	No Fee Paid
	Hugh	Mohan	No Fee Paid
	Carol	O'Kennedy	No Fee Paid
	Mary	Comer	No Fee Paid
	Ed	Ronayne	No Fee Paid
	Fergus	O'Callaghan	No Fee Paid
Garda Síochána Complaints Board	Derek	Byrne	No Fee Paid	08/05/2012	N Board reappointed pending dissolution.
	Karen	Dent	No Fee Paid
	Valerie	Bresnihan	No Fee Paid
Judicial Appointments Advisory Board	Simon	Boucher	No Fee Paid	07/06/2011	N
	Ger	Power	No Fee Paid
	Michelle	O'Neill	7,695
	Philip	O'Leary	7,695
	John	O'Gorman	No Fee Paid
	Donncha	O'Connell	No Fee Paid
	Micheál D	O'Connell	7,695
	Oonagh	McPhillips	No Fee Paid
	Joy	McGlynn	No Fee Paid
	Kate	Hayes	7,695
	Rob	Reid	No Fee Paid	11/10/2011
	David	Garvey	7,695	18/01/2012
	Mary	Dalton	No Fee Paid
	Oonagh	Buckley	No Fee Paid
Legal Aid Board	Muriel	Walls	No Fee Paid Chairperson	11/10/2011	N
	Michael	Mulcahy	250 per case reviewed
	Nora	McGarry	250 per case reviewed
Mental Health (Criminal Law) Review Board	Brian	McCracken	75,000 ** Chairman	27/09/2011	N
	John	Costello	11,970 Chairperson
	Willie	Connolly	7,695 with a 149.75 per diem payment for each prison visit, to a maximum of 12,600 p.a.
	Eddie	Rock	7,695 with a 149.75 per diem payment for each prison visit, to a maximum of 12,600 p.a.
	Shane	McCarthy	7,695 with a 149.75 per diem payment for each prison visit, to a maximum of 12,600 p.a.
	Nora	McGarry	7,695 with a 149.75 per diem payment for each prison visit, to a maximum of 12,600 p.a.
	Ciairín	de Buis	7,695 with a 149.75 per diem payment for each prison visit, to a maximum of 12,600 p.a.	Various dates in July 2011
	Brian	Murphy	No Fee Paid Ex officio member
Parole Board	Vivian	Geiran	No Fee Paid Ex officio member	August 2011	N

* The responsibility for appointments to the Children Detention Schools Board of Management moved to the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs on 1 January, 2012.

** With one exception, none of the persons appointed are in receipt of a salary. The persons concerned are entitled to travel and subsistence expenses where appropriate. Meetings are arranged to minimise such expenses.

I wish to inform the Deputy that no fees are paid to public servants, to board members who waive their entitlement or in respect of appointments which attract no fees.