Departmental Expenditure

Wednesday, 1 July 2015

Questions (259)

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

259. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills the annual saving to her Department and the bodies under its aegis if all the fees for all State agency, non-commercial State-sponsored body and commercial semi-State body board members were reduced by 25%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26976/15]

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Minister for Education and Skills

The following table contains information in respect of those bodies currently under the aegis of my Department which are paid fees namely:- Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse

- Grangegorman Development Agency

- Higher Education Authority

- Residential Institutions Redress Board

- Residential Institutions Review Committee

- Skillnets Ltd- State Examinations Commission.

Details relating to the 7 non-commercial State agency boards under the aegis of the Department of Education and Skills which are paid fees.

Agency Name	Remuneration/Fees Applicable in 2015	Remuneration/Fees Applicable in 2015	Remuneration/Fees Applicable in 2015 with 25% reduction applied	Remuneration/Fees Applicable in 2015 with 25% reduction applied
	Chairperson Rate	Members Rate	Chairperson Rate	Members Rate
Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (CICA)	See Note 1	See Note 1	See Note 1	See Note 1
Grangegorman Development Agency	€8,978	€0	€6,734	€0
Higher Education Authority (HEA)	€11,970	€7,695	€8,978	€5,771
Residential Institutions Redress Board (RIRB)	See Note 2	See Note 2	See Note 2	See Note 2
Residential Institutions Review Committee (RIRC)	See Note 2	See Note 2	See Note 2	See Note 2
Skillnets Ltd	€8,978	€5,985	€6,734	€4,489
State Examinations Commission	€11,970	€7,695	€8,978	€5,771

Note 1: The Chairperson of the Commission to Inquire Into Child Abuse (CICA) is a member of the Judiciary and is not paid by the CICA. The ordinary members of the Commission, who were all salaried are not currently on the payroll.

Note 2: The Chairman of the RIRB is paid an annual salary equivalent to a serving President of the Circuit Court subject to abatement to take account of his pension.