I propose to take Questions Nos. 706 and 707 together.
Full details of State Board appointments including Chairpersons, are available on the Department's website as are the fee levels approved by Government for each agency. Details of the actual fees paid to a director in any year are available from the annual report of the relevant agency. Since my Department advertised new procedures for appointment to boards on Friday 8th April 2011, all appointments from that date have followed these procedures. However, given the importance of ensuring the right mix of skills and experience on every board, appointments are not necessarily confined to those who have made an expression of interest. In this context, I refer the Deputy to Dáil Question No:1944 of Tuesday 18th September last which lists all board appointments made following the public advertisement process. The position has not changed since then. Unless there are exceptional circumstances, prior to the appointment of a new Chairperson they will appear before the joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications.