Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 15 Jun 1976

Vol. 291 No. 7

Written Answers. - State Bodies Statistics.

96.

Mr. B. Desmond

asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs 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: RTE and Radio na Gaeltachta.

Minister for Posts and Telegraphs (Dr. Cruise-O'Brien)

The annual remuneration payable to the chairman of the RTE Authority is £1,600 and to each other member £800. The authority are responsible for Radio na Gaeltachta but have the advice of a committee, Comhairle Radio na Gaeltachta, whose members receive no fees or salaries.

97.

Mr. B. Desmond

asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs 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: RTE and Radio na Gaeltachta, for each of the last three years for which the information is available.

Minister for Posts and Telegraphs (Dr. Cruise-O'Brien)

The RTE Authority are responsible for Radio na Gaeltachta. The information requested by the Deputy for the last three years for which annual reports have been published by the Authority is as follows:

	1971-72	1972-73	1973-74
Full-time staff	1,518	1,564	1,631
Part-time staff	80*	47	63
Other employees	—	43	47
Total payroll expenditure	£3,822,436	£4,302,021	£5,057,143

* RTE cannot supply separate figures in respect of 1971-72.

98.

Mr. B. Desmond

asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs (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: RTE and Radio na Gaeltachta, for each of the last three years for which the information is available.

Minister for Posts and Telegraphs (Dr. Cruise-O'Brien)

In the last three financial years RTE were paid grants equivalent to net receipts from broadcasting and cable television licence fees as follows:—

1973-74	£4,185,000
1/4/74 to 31/12/74	£3,199,136
1975	£6,817,000

These grants were for the general purposes of broadcasting including expenditure on Radio na Gaeltachta.

The most recent report and statement of accounts published by RTE relates to the year ended 31st March, 1974. The other information requested by the Deputy is, therefore, in respect of 1971-72, 1972-73 and 1973-74 and is as follows:—

1971-72	1972-73	1973-74
(a) Surplus £9,231	Surplus £267,644	Surplus £264,616
(c) £3,852,838	£4,924,526	£5,547,836
(d)*£3,796,245	£4,506,587	£4,854,762

* Loan Capital and Non-Repayable Capital Grants.

99.

Mr. B. Desmond

asked the Minister for Transport and Power 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: Aerlínte, Aer Lingus, Aer Rianta, B & I Line, Bord na Móna, Bord Gáis, CIE, ESB, Irish Shipping, Bord Fáilte, Nuclear Energy Board.

Minister for Transport and Power (Mr. P. Barry)

The reply is as follows:

Aerlínte Éireann Teo.:

At present there is one director of Aerlínte who is not a director of Aer Lingus. The directors common to Aer Lingus and Aerlínte are in receipt of fees from Aer Lingus only.

	Annual Fee/or Salary
J.P. Hayes, Director and Chairman	Nil
D. Herlihy, Director	Nil
J.C. O'Connor, Director	Nil
T.J. O'Driscoll, Director	£800
J.F. Dempsey, Director	Nil
D. O'Riordan, Director	Nil
D. Flynn, Director	Nil
Aer Lingus Teo.:
J.P. Hayes, Director and Chairman	£2,400
M.J. Dargan, Director	£800
J.C. O'Connor, Director	£800
D. Herlihy, Director	£800
J.F. Dempsey, Director	£800
D. O'Riordain, Director	£800
D. Flynn, Director	£800
Aer Rianta Teo.:
A.P. McClafferty, Director and Chairman	£960
R.C. O'Connor, Director	£800
P. Ferguson, Director	£800
F. Kinahan, Director	£800
D.A. Browne, Director	£800
British and Irish Steampacket Co. Ltd.:
M. O'Keeffe, Director and Chairman	£1,200
P. Alexander, Director	£800
T.J. Maher, Director	£800
D. Ó Buachalla, Director	£800
F. Boland, Director	£800
K. Briscoe, Director	£800
J. McMahon, Director	£800
Bord na Móna:
L.D.G. Collen, Director and Chairman	£1,200
L. Rhatigan, Managing Director	£8,942
	£10,383
D. McAleese, Director	£800
J. H. Keegan, Director	£800
P. Cardiff, Director	£800
R. Hooper, Director	£800
T. Byrne, Director	£800
The Managing Director's salary is under review at present.
Bord Gáis Éireann Teo.:
N. McMahon, Director and Chairman	Nil
S. O'Sullivan, Director and Chief Executive	£800
Prof. C.T.G. Dillon, Director	Nil
Mr. J.K. O'Leary, Director	Nil
Mr. J.B. Hynes, Director	Nil
Mr. P.J. McGrath, Director	Nil
The Chief Executive is a principal in the Department of Transport and Power on secondment to Bord Gáis Éireann. The salary scale for a married principal is at present £6,961—£7,994.
Córas Iompair Éireann:
L. St. John Devlin, Director and Chairman	£8,024
B. Connaughton, Director	£800
E. Markey, Director	£800
J.A. Bristow, Director	£800
W.J. Fitzpatrick, Director	£800
D. Larkin, Director	£800
E. Farrell, Director	£800
Electricity Supply Board:
C.T.G. Dillon, Director and Chairman	£13,113—
	£15,356
G.G. Lambert, Director	£800
J.A. Ryan, Director	£800
Mrs. B. Fitzgerald, Director	£800
Mr. C. Kelleher, Director	£800
S.C.V. Scally, Director	£800
The chairman's salary is under review at present.
Irish Shipping Ltd.:
P.H. Greer, Director and Chairman	£1,200
E.J. Keegan, Director	£800
N. Griffin, Director	£800
R. Gallagher, Director	£800
F. Reihill, Director	£800
H. McMahon, Director	£800
W.A. O'Neill, Director and General Manager	£800
The general manager's salary is determined by contract with the board and details of it are not available to the Minister. The current general manager receives £800 fees as a director.
Bord Fáilte Éireann:
P.V. Doyle, Director and Chairman	£960
Mrs. N. Fitzgerald, Director	£800
J.F. Carroll, Director	£800
E. Evans, Director	£800
J.P. Costelloe, Director	£800
G.D. Vance, Director	£800
A.R. Brazil, Director	£800
T.J. Garrett, Director	£800
J. Bennett, Director	£800
Nuclear Energy Board:
Mr. S. Mulcahy, Director and Chairman	Nil
Dr. T. Murray, Director	Nil
Prof. P.J. Newbould, Director	Nil
Prof. Eva M. Philbin, Director	Nil
Dr. J.E. O'Connor, Director	Nil
Dr. T. Walsh, Director	Nil
Prof. C.F.G. Delaney, Director	Nil

100.

Mr. B. Desmond

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce 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: Irish Steel, NET, Min Fhéir, Córas Tráchtála, IDA, IIRS, Ceimicí Teo., Kilkenny Design Workshops, National Film Studios, SFADCo. and Irish National Trading Corporation.

Minister for Industry and Commerce (Mr. Keating)

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tabular statement:

Name of Body	Chairman's fee	Fees/Salaries of Board members
Irish Steel Holdings	£1,000 p.a.	Other Board members receive a fee of £720 p.a.
Nítrigin Éireann Teoranta	£1,200 p.a.	Of the five other Board members, three receive a fee of £800 p.a., one does not receive any fee, and the fifth, as chief executive of the body, receives a full-time salary. The range of remuneration recommended by the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Sector for the post, brought up to 1st March, 1976 terms by reference to the 1972, 1974 and 1975 National Agreements is £10,191 to £11,755. It came to attention, however, that a rate in excess of the maximum of the range was being paid by the Board of NET. The matter has been under consideration in consultation with the Minister for the Public Service.
Min Fhéir (1959) Teoranta	£520 p.a.	Of the five other Board members, three receive a fee of £320 p.a. and two do not receive any fee.
Córas Tráchtála	£720 p.a.	Of the five other Board members, two receive a fee of £520 p.a., two do not receive any fee and the fifth, as chief executive of the body, receives a full-time salary. The chief executive's present salary (effective from 1st March, 1976) is £10,347.
Industrial Development Authority	£1,200 p.a.	Of the eight other Authority members, seven receive a fee of £800 p.a. The remaining member, as chief executive of the body, receives a full-time salary. The chief executive's present salary (effective from 1st March, 1976) is £14,743.
Institute for Industrial Research and Standards	£720 p.a.	Other Board members receive a fee of £520 p.a.
Ceimicí Teoranta	Office vacant (Fee not fixed)	All Board members receive a fee of £520 p.a.
Kilkenny Design Workshops	No fee (see note across)	Other Board members receive a fee of £250 p.a. The Chairman, who is also the chief executive, receives a salary of £10,435 (effective from 1st April, 1976).
National Film Studios of Ireland, Ltd.	£1,000 p.a.	Of the five other Board members, three receive a fee of £520 p.a., one does not receive any fee, and the fifth, as chief executive of the body, receives a full-time salary. The chief executive's present salary (effective from 1st March, 1976) is £9,259.
Shannon Free Airport Development Co. Ltd.	£1,200 p.a.	Of the other three Board members, two receive a fee of £520 p.a., and the other does not receive any fee.
Irish National Trading Corporation Ltd.		This body which has only recently been established is not a State body but a private limited company in which the State holds a non-controlling minority shareholding of 20%.

101.

Mr. B. Desmond

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce 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: Irish Steel, NET, Mín Fhéir, Córas Tráchtála, IDA, IIRS, Ceimicí Teo., Kilkenny Design Workshops, National Film Studios, SFADCo. and Irish National Trading Corporation, for each of the last three years for which the information is available.

Minister for Industry and Commerce (Mr. Keating)

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tabular statement:

Body	Total number of:	Payroll expenditure, including directors' fees and employers' superannuation and social welfare contributions
(1)	(2)	(3)
Full-time	Part-time (at peak)	Other employees
Irish Steel Holdings:
(i) year ended 30/6/73	1,026	—	—	£2,162,593
(ii) year ended 30/6/74	1,124	—	—	£2,786,449
(iii) year ended 30/6/75	996	3	—	£2,902,295
Nítrigin Éireann Teoranta:
(i) year ended 30/6/73	984	76	—	£2,213,516
(ii) 18 months to 31/12/74	1,069	100	—	£5,009,216
(iii) year ended 31/12/75	1,139	78	—	£4,713,874
Min Fhéir Teoranta:
(i) year ended 31/3/73	11	20	3	£31,993
(ii) year ended 31/3/74	12	32	2	£44,622
(iii) year ended 31/3/75	12	31	2	£54,562
Córas Tráchtála:
(i) year ended 31/3/74	215	—	—	£667,506
(ii) 9 months to 31/12/74	228	—	—	£605,227
(iii) year ended 31/12/75	230	—	—	£1,050,664
IDA:
(i) year ended 31/3/73	317	24	—	£881,746
(ii) year ended 31/3/74	377	24	—	£1,225,443
(iii) 9 months to 31/12/74	420	17	—	£1,162,223
IIRS:
(i) year ended 31/3/74	482	—	—	£1,266,993
(ii) 9 months to 31/12/74	524	—	—	£1,205,587
(iii) year ended 31/12/75	565	—	—	£2,161,986
Ceimicí Teoranta:
(i) year ended 30/12/72	132	25	—	£235,758
(ii) year ended 29/12/73	130	5	—	£265,136
(iii) year ended 28/12/74	137	—	—	£297,271
Kilkenny Design Workshops:
(i) year ended 31/3/74	74	4	8	£157,511
(ii) 9 months to 31/12/74	73	5	10	£158,553
(iii) year ended 31/12/75	74	5	10	£233,345
National Film Studios of Ireland	This Company was incorporated in July 1975 and will produce its first accounts for the accounting period July 1975 to December 1976 inclusive.
SFADCo:
(i) year ended 31/3/73	184	—	—	£588,966
(ii) 9 months to 31/12/74	192	—	—	£510,064
(iii) year ended 31/12/75	201	—	—	£846,105
Irish National Trading Corporation	This body, which has only recently been established, is not a State Body, but a private limited company in which the State holds a non-controlling minority shareholding of 20 %

102.

Mr. B. Desmond

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce, (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: Irish Steel, NET, Min Fhéir, Córas Tráchtála, IDA, IIRS, Ceimicí Teo., Kilkenny Design Workshops, National Film Studios, SFADCo. and Irish National Trading Corporation, for each of the last three years for which the information is available.

Minister for Industry and Commerce (Mr. Keating)

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tabular statement:

	(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)
Body	Profit (or loss) before taxation and subsidy and after depreciation and interest payments	Operating subsidy/ grant	Total sales and other revenue exclusive of subsidy/ grant	Capital employed
Irish Steel Holdings:				Total assets (fixed and current) less investments and current liabilities £10,691,829
(i) year ended 30/6/73	£58,751	—	£8,799,547	Total assets (fixed and current) less investments and current liabilities £10,691,829
(ii) year ended 30/6/74	£813,756	—	£14,026,269	£11,296,606
(iii) year ended 30/6/75	(£685,167)	—	£10,932,302	£10,240,240
Nítrigin Éireann Teoranta:				Issued share capital plus grants plus capital reserve plus tax equalisation less accumulated loss.
(i) year ended 30/6/73	£249,037	—	£11,639,255	£5,253,189
(ii) 18 months to 31/12/74	(£691,691)	—	£24,312,609	£4,561,498
(iii) year ended 31/12/75	(£823,695)	—	£20,445,401	£7,457,872
Min Fhéir (1959) Teoranta:				Total net assets plus current assets less current liabilities.
(i) year ended 31/3/73	(£12,309)	—	£76,980	£268,786
(ii) year ended 31/3/74	(£14,263)	—	£112,045	£279,523
(iii) year ended 31/3/75	(£59,449)	—	£99,135	£220,074
Córas Tráchtála:
(i) year ended 31/3/73	not applicable (promotional body)	£1,780,000	—	Nil (other than grant-in-aid)
(ii) year ended 31/3/74		£2,170,000	—
(iii) 9 months to 31/12/74		£1,875,000	—
IDA:			Capital Revenues plus current Revenues	Sum of fixed and current assets less current liabilities.
(i) year ended 31/3/73	Not applicable (promotional body)	£26,463,000	£375,260	£9,605,387
(ii) year ended 31/3/74		£26,565,020	£1,704,465	£15,194,749
(iii) 9 months to 31/12/74		£20,590,000	£3,303,371	£20,776,297
IIRS:				Fixed assets plus current assets less current liabilities.
(i) year ended 31/3/74	Not applicable (promotional body)	£2,000,000	£423,359	£1,759,910
(ii) 9 months to 31/12/74		£1,911,000	£427,889	£2,311,446
(iii) year ended 31/12/75		£2,960,000	£801,625	£2,993,984
Ceimicí Teoranta:				Net current assets plus fixed assets at their written down values.
(i) year ended 30/12/72	£111,412	—	£1,385,334	£811,770
(ii) year ended 29/12/73	(£106,450)	—	£1,694,413	£712,140
(iii) year ended: 28/12/74	£62,032	—	£2,913,186	£774,252
Kilkenny Design Workshops:
(i) year ended 31/3/73	Not applicable (promotional body)	£220,000	£98,931	Nil (other than grant-in-aid)
(ii) year ended 31/3/74		£265,000	£118,768
(iii) 9 months to 31/12/74		£215,000	£102,738
National Film Studios of Ireland	This Company was incorporated in July, 1975 and will produce its first accounts for the accounting period July, 1975 to December, 1976 inclusive.
SFADCo:				Value of works in progress at end of year plus total works completed to date.
(i) year ended 31/3/74	Not applicable (promotional body)	£1,289,847	£875,600	£24,140,274
(ii) 9 months to 31/12/74		£877,780	£788,365	£27,007,316
(iii) year ended 31/12/75		£1,711,802	£1,219,379	£29,898,586
Irish National Trading Corporation	This Corporation, which has only recently been established, is not a State body, but a private limited company in which the State holds a non-controlling minority shareholding of 20%.