Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 March 2013
161. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Social Protection the total cost to the taxpayer of paying the aggregate fees, salaries and any other remuneration to directors of all State bodies, to include majority State owned banks, all public interest directors, all semi-State bodies, all State agencies and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15414/13]
View answerThe statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department of Social Protection are the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Board, the Pensions Ombudsman (which does not have a board) and the Social Welfare Tribunal.
Details of the total cost of fees, salaries and other remuneration paid to members of the Boards for years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 are set out in the table below:
|
Agency/ Board |
Year |
Total cost € |
|
Citizens Information Board |
2009 2010 2011 2012 |
59,422 76,853 87,891 66,550 |
|
Pensions Board * |
2009 2010 2011 2012 |
131,306 120,341 105,525 91,079 |
|
Social Welfare Tribunal** |
2009/2010 2011 2012 |
6,084 Nil Nil |
* The operations of the Pension Board, including payment of fees to the board members, are largely financed by annual fees payable to it by occupational pension schemes and by providers of Personal Retirement Savings Accounts and trust Retirement Annuity Contracts.
** Fees and expenses in respect of both 2009 and 2010 were paid during 2010. No further costs have incurred in respect of 2011 and 2012.
