Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 20 Jun 1991

Vol. 410 No. 1

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Departmental Appointments.

Michael Bell

Ceist:

18 Mr. Bell asked the Minister for the Marine if, having regard to the replies by the Minister for Finance to Parliamentary Question No. 61 of 28 October 1987 and to Question No. 41 of 29 May 1991, regarding the Top Level Appointments Committee, he will outline in relation to the posts of secretary, deputy secretary, assistant secretary, and departmental, professional and general equivalents in his Department: (1) the name and date of appointment of all those currently serving whether under the TLAC system or otherwise, the number not appointed under the TLAC system, and the projected date of retirement on the basis of contract or age, (2) the number of those appointed at assistant secretary level who are remunerated on a performance basis and those not so remunerated, (3) the number so appointed in each year from 1987 to date and (4) the date the new administrative budget system was agreed for the period 1991-93 with the Minister for Finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Mr. Noonan

(Limerick West): The information sought at (1), (2) and (3) of the Deputy's question is as follows:

Name	Grade	Date of Appointment	Projected date of retirement
F. Ó Muircheartaigh	Secretary	16-06-87	04-06-2011
Patrick Howard	Assistant Secretary	10-03-86	01-11-2006
Thomas Carroll	Assistant Secretary	22-04-88	08-06-2013

All of the appointments were made under the TLAC system. Both assistant secretaries are remunerated on a performance basis.

In relation to the final part of the Deputy's question, the administrative budget agreement setting out a three year budget for the cost of administration in my Department for the years 1991-93, inclusive, was signed on 3 May 1991.