Board fees are payable in four bodies operating under the aegis of my Department viz. the Arts Council, the Irish Film Board, Údarás na Gaeltachta and in the case of the Chair of the National Concert Hall. Applicable fees are listed in the table below:
State Board
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Annual remuneration payable to chairs and board members.
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Arts Council
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Chair - €8,978
Member - €5,985
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National Concert Hall
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Chair - €8,978
No fees payable to board members.
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Údarás na Gaeltachta
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Chair: €20,520
Board members: €11,970
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Irish Film Board
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Chair: €8,978
Board members: €5,985
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For completeness, the table below sets out details of the boards of Foras na Gaeilge and the Ulster-Scots Agency, which comprise An Foras Teanga, a North South Implementation Body.
North-South Implementation Body
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Annual remuneration payable to chairs and board members.
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Foras na Gaeilge
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Chair: €12,600
Vice-Chair: of €10,350
Board members: €8,100 (south); £5,510 (north)
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Ulster-Scots Agency
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Chair: £8,570
Board members: €8,100 (south); £5,510 (north).
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Following a Government Decision of October 31st 2012, no fees are payable in respect of the following bodies operating under the aegis of my Department:
- The Heritage Council
- Culture Ireland
- Chester Beatty Library
- National Library of Ireland
- National Museum of Ireland
- Irish Manuscripts Commission
- National Archives of Ireland
- Irish Museum of Modern Art
- National Gallery of Ireland
- Crawford Gallery.
In some of the above cases, payment of fees never applied and in a number of other cases applicable fees were waived. I have written to the Arts Council and the Irish Film Board to notify them of my instructions to the organisations listed above to no longer pay a fee for board membership and to ask both of these organisations to also consider this matter.
In relation to expense arrangements that may apply in the bodies/agencies, I am advised that any such expenses are paid in accordance with the guidelines and rules set down by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.