Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 July 2013
511. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the fees and expenses paid to each member of each State board, to include the chair and board members, and the number of members on each State board under the aegis of her Department. [34519/13]
View answerThe statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department of Social Protection are the Citizens Information Board, the Social Welfare Tribunal, the Pensions Board and the Pensions Ombudsman (which does not have a board).
A breakdown of fees and expenses paid to each member of the boards in 2012 is outlined in the following table.
2012 Year
|
Agency/ Board |
Member |
Fees - € |
Expenses - € |
|
Citizens Information Board |
Noeleen Blackwell Michael Butler Laurie Carr (term ended March 2012) Pat Fitzpatrick Josephine Henry Sylda Langford (Chairperson) Eugene McErlean Michael McGaune Martin Naughton Sandra Ronayne John Sheehy David Stratton (appointed November 2012) Sean Sweeney Patricia Walsh (term ended March 2012) Fiona Ward Margaret Zheng (term ended August 2012) |
Nil 5,985 1,443 5,985 5,985 Nil 5,985 5,985 5,985 5,985 5,985 Nil 5,985 1,443 Nil Nil |
Nil Nil Nil 1,171 Nil Nil Nil 3,195 Nil Nil 2,998 Nil 2,435 Nil Nil Nil |
|
Social Welfare Tribunal |
Colin Walker - Chairperson Michael Carr Don O’Higgins Fergus Whelan Chris Rowland |
Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil |
Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil |
|
Pension Board |
Jane Williams- Chairperson Kevin Finucane Noreen Deegan Brendan Johnston John McHale Terence Noone Emer O’Flanagan Rosalind Briggs Don O’Higgins Phelim O’Reilly Rachel Ryan Mary Walsh Niall Walsh Robin Webster David Owens Patricia Murphy |
11,970 Nil 7,695 7,695 Nil 7,695 7,695 7,695 7,695 7,695 1,283 7,695 7,695 7,695 Nil Nil |
Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 874 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil |
Citizens Information Board
1. Noeleen Blackwell and Sylda Langford waived their Board fees and received no payments in 2012.
2. David Stratton, CIB staff representative and Fiona Ward, as representative of the Department of Social Protection are not eligible to receive any payments.
Pensions Board
1. Kevin Finucane waived his Board fees and received no fee payments.
2 . Rachael Ryan waived her Board fees with effect from March 2012.
3. John McHale received no Board fees and resigned from the Board in February 2012.
4. David Owens and Patricia Murphy, as representatives of the Department of Social Protection and Department of Finance (i.e. serving civil servants) do not receive a fee.
Note:
The Social Welfare and Pensions Miscellaneous Provision Act 2013 provides for the restructuring of the Pensions Board with two distinct arms; one of which will be a three-person body, including an independent Chair, to provide oversight of pensions regulation, and the other a separate unpaid Pensions Council with a majority of members representing consumer interests and which will advise the Minister on pensions policy. This will be implemented in the coming months.
