Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 15 Jun 1976

Vol. 291 No. 7

Written Answers. - State Bodies Statistics.

57.

Mr. B. Desmond

asked the Taoiseach the hourly rates of wages payable to forestry workers, road workers and agricultural workers in June, 1976, in the form of a reply of 6th April, 1976, assuming payment of the final substitution amounts.

The Taoiseach

The following statement gives for each county (a) the hourly equivalent of the basic weekly time rate of wages paid to forestry workers for a 40-hour week, (b) the hourly equivalent of the weekly rates of wages, excluding service pay, paid by county councils to road workers for a 40-hour week and (c) the hourly equivalent of the minimum weekly rates payable to adult male agricultural workers under the Agricultural Wages (Minimum Rates) (No. 2) Order, 1975, for a 50-hour week which operates in the period March to October.

All these rates were operative on 1st June, 1976. The rates for farm workers and road workers include payment of the final substitution amount. The rates for adult male agricultural workers are minimum rates and came into effect on 15th December, 1975 and the Agricultural Wages Board has not since announced any further increases.

County	Forestry workers	Road workers	Adult male agricultural workers
	(a)	(b)	(c)
	p	p	p
Carlow	92	94	66
Dublin	94	104	67
Kildare	93	91	66
Kilkenny	92	94	66
Laoighis	92	93	66
Longford	92	93	66
Louth	92	93	66
Meath	92	93	66
Offaly	92	93	66
Westmeath	92	93	66
Wexford	92	93	66
Wicklow	93	95	66 (i)
Clare	92	94	66
Cork	92	88	67 (ii)
Kerry	92	95	66
Limerick	92	94	66
Tipperary N.R.	92	96	66
Tipperary S.R.	92	94	66
Waterford	92	93	66
Galway	92	93	66
Leitrim	92	94	66
Mayo	92	94	66
Roscommon	92	92	66
Sligo	92	93	66
Cavan	92	93	66
Donegal	92	95	66
Monaghan	92	94	66

(i) Rate of 67p per hour in the Urban District of Bray.

(ii) Rate of 66p per hour in the Western portion of the County as defined in the Agricultural Wages (Minimum Rates) (No. 2) Order, 1975.

58.

Mr. B. Desmond

asked the Taoiseach the amounts currently payable in the form of fees and/or salaries to each of the members, including executive members, of the Arts Council.

The Taoiseach

The chairman is in receipt of remuneration of £640 a year. He is the only member of the council who is remunerated.

59.

Mr. B. Desmond

asked the Taoiseach the total number of (1) full-time (2) part-time (at peak) and (3) other employees and the total payroll expenditure including directors' fees and employers' superannuation and social welfare contributions of the Arts Council for each of the last three years for which the information is available.

The Taoiseach

Following is the information requested:

An Chomhairle Ealaíon

Year	Full-time Employees	Part-time Employees	Other Employees	Total Payroll Expenditure [as defined in the question]
1973/74	5	2	Nil	£12,882
1974 (nine months)	5	2	Nil	£10,575
1975	5	2	Nil	£23,038
	(to 7/12/75)
	8
	(from 8/12/75)

60.

Mr. B. Desmond

asked the Taoiseach (a) the profit or loss before taxation and subsidy and after depreciation and interest payments (b) the operating subsidy/grant (c) the total sales and other revenue exclusive of subsidy / grant and (d) the capital employed of the Arts Council, for each of the last three years for which the information is available.

The Taoiseach

An Chomhairle Ealaíon is financed by way of annual grant-in-aid. The grant for each of the last three financial periods was:

1973-74	£100,000
1974 (9 months)	£113,000
1975	£840,000*

* The total original estimate was £200,000 to which £640,000 was transferred from the Vote for Miscellaneous Expenses (No. 14).

An Chomhairle Ealaíon sells works of art from time to time. Details of the income from this activity are available in the annual accounts of the body which are laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. The accounts for the nine-month period to 31st December, 1974, which are the latest available, were laid before the Houses on 16th July, 1975. As this is a non-trading body, the other parts of the Deputy's question are not applicable.

61.

Mr. B. Desmond

asked the Minister for Health the amounts currently payable in the form of fees and / or salaries to each of the members, including executive members, of the boards of the following State bodies: VHI, Medico-Social Research Board, Medical Research Council and the other State-sponsored bodies under his aegis.

Minister for Health (Mr. Corish)

Fees are not payable to chairman or other members of any State-sponsored bodies under my aegis with the following exceptions: (a) the chairman of the Voluntary Health Insurance Board is paid £500 per annum and members are paid £325 per annum; (b) members of the Medical Registration Council are paid a fee of £10.50 per attendance; (c) members of the Medical Research Council are paid the following fees: (i) Dublin members £5 per meeting subject to a maximum payment of £55 per annum, (ii) members resident outside Dublin £10 per meeting subject to a maximum payment of £110 per annum.

62.

Mr. B. Desmond

asked the Minister for Health the total number of (1) full-time (2) part-time (at peak) and (3) other employees and the total payroll expenditure including directors' fees and employers' superannuation and social welfare contributions of the following State bodies: VHI, Medico-Social Research Board, Medical Research Council and the other State-sponsored bodies under his aegis, for each of the last three years for which the information is available.

Minister for Health (Mr. Corish)

The information is as follows:

Body	1973	1974	1975
Number of staff employed	Payroll	Number of staff employed	Payroll	Number of staff employed	Payroll
Wholetime	Parttime	Other	Wholetime	Parttime	Other	Wholetime	Parttime	Other
				£				£				£
Blood Transfusion Service Board	168	6	1	307,732	177	6	1	418,766	197	6	1	575,538
Hospitals Joint Services Board	208	10	2	275,052	208	32	2	388,736	222	38	2	555,786
Voluntary Health Insurance Board	164	10	—	233,000	165	10	—	270,600	178	10	—	325,200
Health Education Bureau	Established January 1975 and presently serviced by Department of Health
Comhairle na nOspidéal (Serviced by Department of Health to October 1973)	4	—	—	1,675	6	—	—	15,472	6	—	—	24,526
Medical Research Council	12	—	—	54,809	12	—	—	55,260	14	—	—	76,024
Medico-Social Research Board	25	4	15	61,392	29	2	16	89,815	28	4	16	12,061
National Drugs Advisory Board	10	—	—	24,709	10	—	—	31,031	10	—	—	38,694
National Rehabilitation Board	78	11	60*	172,621	100	12	70*	240,319	105	14	65*	363,351

* Occasional lecturers.

NOTE: The table excludes bodies which are purely advisory and statutory registration bodies for doctors, nurses, dentists and opticians.

63.

Mr. B. Desmond

asked the Minister for Health (a) the profit or loss before taxation and subsidy and after depreciation and interest payments (b) the operating subsidy/grant (c) the total sales and other revenue exclusive of subsidy/grant and (d) the capital employed of the following State bodies: VHI, Medico-Social Research Board, Medical Research Council and the other State-sponsored bodies under his aegis, for each of the last three years for which the information is available.

Minister for Health (Mr. Corish)

The State-sponsored bodies under the aegis of my Department are non-profit-making. Some of the bodies are self-supporting and derive funds to meet their operational expenses from fees or charges for services or products. Others receive grants from the Health Vote or from the Hospitals Trust Fund. In the case of bodies funded from the Health Vote or from the Hospitals Trust Fund charges for depreciation are not allowed for grant purposes.

Having regard to the nature of the bodies in question and to the funding arrangements it is necessary to depart somewhat from the format in which the information has been sought. Subject to the necessary adaptation of the headings the information is as follows:

Bodies	Operational surplus or (deficiency) before taxation and subsidy/grant and taking account of depreciation where appropriate	Operating subsidy/grant	Sales and other revenue exclusive of subsidy/grant	Capital employed
	Year	Year	Year	Year
	1972	1973	1974	1975	1972	1973	1974	1975	1972	1973	1974	1975	1972	1973	1974	1975
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
Self-supporting Bodies:
Blood Transfusion Services Board	—	16,559	(53,158)	44,190	—	—	—	—	—	604,235	750,903	1,150,003	—	218,506	165,348	209,538
Hospitals Joint Insurance Board	—	(83,131)	(91,277)	(124,233)	—	—	—	—	—	606,971	925,683	1,275,846	—	880,689	936,305	812,072
(1) Voluntary Health Insurance Board	—	135,102	(863,930)	(131,228)	—	—	—	—	—	4,596,622	5,152,708	6,197,215	—	472,724	205,858	74,630
Bodies which receive grants from the Health Vote:
(2) Health Education Bureau	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	199,522	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bodies which receive grants from the Hospitals Trust Fund:
(3) Comhairle na nOspidéal	—	11,840	36,665	43,343	—	17,500	31,500	51,750	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Medical Research Council	—	212,452	231,094	293,810	—	206,000	230,000	293,000	—	16,125	13,511	21,300	—	102,500	105,300	102,900
Medico-Social Research Board	—	91,432	126,193	179,559	—	85,000	125,000	175,000	—	383	4,407	16,712	—	7,136	8,755	9,806
National Drugs Advisory Board	28,386	36,945	54,063	—	30,000	42,000	46,000	—	—	—	—	—	4,594	4,457	5,822
(4) National Rehabilitation Board	—	231,489	259,866	492,079	—	230,883	243,395	511,279	—	58,310	53,676	102,489	—	95,662	102,361	107,431

NOTE.— The table excludes bodies which are purely advisory, and statutory registration bodies for doctors, nurses, dentists and opticians.

(1) Year ended 28th February in each case.

(2) Established 30th January, 1975. Expenses met direct from the Department's Vote in 1975.

(3) Accounting periods are 1st October, 1973 to 31st March, 1974; 1st April, 1974 to 30th December, 1974 and 1975.

(4) Accounting periods are 1st April, 1973 to 31st March, 1974; 1st April, 1974 to 31st December, 1974 and 1975.