Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 15 Jul 1931

Vol. 39 No. 16

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Electricity Supply Board.

Mr. MacEntee

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce to state the names of the persons appointed by the Executive Council from time to time to be members of the Electricity Supply Board since its establishment under the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1927; the respective dates of their appointment to the Board; the dates of their retirement; their positions on the Board; the positions held by them prior to their appointment to the Board; the remuneration prescribed for each of them by the Executive Council; the additional allowances similarly prescribed; whether such remuneration and allowances were paid out of the funds of the Board, or out of the Central Fund; and whether any specific duties were allocated to those officers of the Department of Finance or of other Departments under Ministerial control, who were appointed to the Board; and, if so, to state specifically what such duties were.

Mr. McGilligan

This information requires to be stated in tabular form, and I will circulate it with the Official Report.

The following is the reply:—

	Date of Appointment.	Date of Retirement.	Position.	Formerly.	Renumeration prescribed by Executive Council.
John J. Murphy	11th August, 1927	11th February, 1930	Chairman	Town Clerk, Dublin	£2,000 per annum.
11th February, 1930	14th May, 1931	Part-time member.	A sum of £1,250 and £500 per annum.
R. F. Browne	11th February, 1930	Not retired	Chairman	Office of the Revenue Commissioners	£1,700 per annum.
T. A. MacLanghlin	11th August, 1927	14th May, 1931	Member	Manager, Siemens-Schuckert (Ireland), Ltd.	£2,000 ,,
J.M. Fay	11th September, 1929	11th February, 1930	Part-time member	Engineering Staff,	Nil.
11th February, 1930	Not retired	Member	Shannon Power Development	£1,300-£50-£1,500 per annum.
Henry Kennedy	11th August, 1927	Not retired	Part-time member	Secretary, Irish Agricultural Organisation Society	£300 per annum.
John C. Foley	11th August, 1927	Not retired	Part-time member	Company Director	£300 ,,
Patrick Egan	11th August, 1927	Not retired	Part-time member	Company Director	£300 ,,
J. Leydon	11th September, 1929	11th February, 1930	Part-time member	Department of Finance	Nil.

Additional allowances were prescribed in respect of subsistence at the rates applicable to Civil Servants of the first grade and in respect of travelling at the rates applicable to such Civil Servants, and, subsequently, according to the actual expenses reasonably and necessarily incurred.

The prescribed remuneration and allowances were payable wholly out of the funds of the Board. No specific duties were allocated to any member of the Board.