Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 May 2021
45. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the remuneration that has been provided by his Department to the members of the Climate Advisory Council in terms of pay and benefits including expenses which can be reimbursed from 1 January 2017 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24814/21]
View answerThe Climate Change Advisory Council was established by Ministerial Order (S.I. No 25 of 2016) on 18 January 2016 pursuant to section 8 of the Climate Change and Low Carbon Development Act 2015. The Advisory Council consisted of eleven members appointed by Government, acting in a part-time capacity for a statutory five-year term. The overall costs associated with the operation of the Advisory Council are provided for through the budget of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which is funded, in part, through my Department’s Vote.
Ordinary members of the Advisory Council receive an annual remuneration of €9,800, with the Chair receiving an annual remuneration of €16,250, in line with the scale of Department of Public Expenditure and Reform approved fees for chairpersons and members of State Boards. Ex Officio members of the Advisory Council do not receive remuneration. In line with the ‘One Person One Salary’ remuneration policy for public servants, members of the Advisory Council already in receipt of a public service salary may not receive any further remuneration by virtue of their membership of the Council. However, in certain cases, remuneration is paid directly to the member’s parent institution to offset the costs of that member's commitments to the Advisory Council. Members of the Advisory Council also receive travel and subsistence expenses in line with public service rates.
I am advised by the EPA that the remuneration received in 2017 to date by members of the Advisory Council is as follows:
Sum of CCAC Remuneration 2017 to date
|
2017 |
2018 |
2018 |
2020 |
2021 |
Total |
|
|
Total CCAC Members Fees |
87,010 |
75,050 |
75,050 |
75,050 |
16,250 |
328,410 |
|
Travel and Subsistence |
2,742 |
1,777 |
2,265 |
1,145 |
0 |
7,929 |
|
Total Cost |
89,752 |
76,827 |
77,315 |
76,195 |
16,250 |
336,339 |
