I propose to take Question Nos. 893 to 895, inclusive, together.
The position as of 30 June 2013, the latest date for which information is available, is as follows:
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Vacancies
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Agency / Body
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Governing Legislation for Appointments
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Post
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Number of board members
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Fee
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Current
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Before end of 2013
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Chairperson
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1
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€20,520
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0
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0
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Dublin Docklands Development Authority
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Dublin Docklands Development Authority Act 1997
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Member
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7
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€11,970
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0
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0
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Chairperson
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1
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€11,970
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0
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0
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Housing Finance Agency
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Articles of Association
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Member
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10
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€7,695
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0
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0
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Chairperson
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1
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€8,978
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0
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0
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Irish Water Safety
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Irish Water Safety (Establishment) Order 2006
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Member
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12
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Nil
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0
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0
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Chairperson
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1
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€11,970
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0
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0
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Housing & Sustainable Communities Agency
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Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency (Establishment) Order 2012
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Member
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5
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€7,695
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0
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0
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Chairperson
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1
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Nil
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0
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0
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Local Government Management Agency
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Local Government Management Agency (Establishment) Orders 2012 and 2013
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Member
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10
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Nil
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0
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0
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Chairperson
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1
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*
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0
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0
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Private Residential Tenancies Board / Rent Tribunal
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Residential Tenancies Act 2004
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Member
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9
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*
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0
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2
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Chairperson
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1
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€11,970
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0
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0
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Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII)
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Radiological Protection Act 1991
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Member
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10
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€7,695
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0
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3
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Chairperson
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1
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8,978
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0
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0
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Western Development Commission
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Western Development Commission Act 1998
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Member
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10
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5,985
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0
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0
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Chair
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1
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0
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0
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Pobal
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Articles of Association
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Members
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15
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Nil
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0
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2
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Chairperson
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1
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PPC Rate: €175,877 - Non PCC Rate: €167,300
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0
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0
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PPC Rate: €124,716
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0
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0
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Deputy Chair
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1
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Non PCC Rate: €118,581
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0
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0
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PPC Rate: €109,580
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0
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2
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An Bord Pleanála
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Local Government (Planning and Development) Act 1976
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Member
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8
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Non PCC Rate: €104,317
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0
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0
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PPC Rate: €153,162
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0
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0
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Director General
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1
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Non PPC: €145,679
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0
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0
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Deputy Director General
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1
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PPC Rate: €130,881 Non-PPC Rate: €125,011
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0
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0
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992
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Directors
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3
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PPC Rate: €119,381 Non-PPC Rate: €113,511
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0
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1
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* Those PRTB / Rent Tribunal members of the Board who are entitled to Board fees are paid such fees on an attendance basis only. Details regarding the scale of fees and the amounts paid are published in the annual reports of the PRTB.
The rates of remuneration for the Boards of An Bord Pleanála and the Environmental Protection Agency have subsequently been reduced in line with the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013.
Reference to remuneration for chairs and members of Boards is to the level of fee to which they are entitled. Where public servants are appointed to Boards, no fees are payable. In 2012, my Department contacted State Agencies under its aegis, requesting that Board members be offered the option to waive fees on a discretionary basis.
A notice was placed on my Department’s website on 19 July, 2011, seeking expressions of interest, from suitably qualified and experienced persons, for consideration as members or chairpersons of the boards of State bodies under the aegis of my Department.
Vacancies on the boards of other bodies under the Department’s aegis will be notified on the website as they arise. However, expressions of interest can be made at any time and will be kept on file in my Department for consideration as vacancies occur.
All appointments are made in accordance with the appropriate legislation governing appointments to each body. In considering applications, due regard is also had to Government policy regarding gender balance on State boards.
A number of different statutory processes are involved in appointments to State boards. In some cases statutory selection procedures must be followed or nominations must be sought from independent nominating panels before appointments are made by the Government or by the Minister. In a number of situations, only some appointments to the body concerned are made by the Minister, or appointments are made with the consent of another Minister.
The Boards of An Bord Pleanála and the Environmental Protection Agency are executive in nature, and Board members are full-time, salaried positions.
Appointments are made taking into account the requirement of the position and the qualifications, experience and expertise of the potential candidates.
Pobal is a not-for-profit company with charitable status, which manages programmes on behalf of the Irish Government and the EU.
