Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 27 Jun 1995

Vol. 455 No. 1

Written Answers. - Ministerial Appointments.

Bertie Ahern

Ceist:

93 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment the persons appointed by him or by Ministers of State at his Department as programme managers, advisers, secretaries, assistants, counsellors or back-up staff either in his Department or in constituency offices; the annualised remuneration being paid to these staff: the names of individuals, groups or companies which have undertaken or have been approved to undertake full-time, part-time or casual consultancies, reviews, examinations or analysis or any public relations services on his behalf or on behalf of Ministers of State at his Department; the actual or estimated cost in this regard; the persons, companies, consultants, attachés or otherwise he or Ministers of State at his Department have appointed to semi-State bodies under the aegis of his Department; and any reviews, consultancies or reports he or Ministers of State at his Department have commissioned or are due to commission; and the full cost in respect of all these matters. [11910/95]

Minister for the Environment (Mr. Howlin)

I appointed a programme manager, Ms Anne Byrne, at a salary of £43,752 per annum; a personal assistant, Ms Frances Kelly, at a salary of £22,703 per annum and a personal secretary, Ms Marion Doyle, at a salary of £16,416 per annum, plus an annual allowance of £886. I also appointed a special adviser, Dr. Tim Collins, annual salary £43,752, who resigned from that office on 1 June last.

Minister of State, Deputy Liz McManus, has appointed a special adviser, Mr. Philip Duffy, at a salary of £27,540 per annum; a personal assistant, Ms Anne Ferris, at a salary of £12,693 per annum plus an annual allowance of £1,269; two part-time personal secretaries, Ms Cora Pocock, at a salary of £5,109 per annum plus an annual allowance of £511 and Ms Finola Murphy at a salary of £4,406 per annum; and two civilian drivers, Mr. Seán Gallagher and Ms Brigid O'Brien, at a salary in each case of £13,185, per annum.

I have made the following appointments of members of semi-State bodies under the aegis of my Department:

Body	Appointee	Salary/Fee
An Bord Pleanála	Mr. Lewis Clohessy	£42,470 per annum
	Ms Margaret Byrne	£42,470 per annum
An Chomhairle Leabharlanna	Mr. Ned Fahey	Nil
	Mr. William J. Simpson	Nil
Custom House Docks Development Authority	Ms Valerie Mulvin	£2,500 per annum
Rent Tribunal	Mrs. Moya Quinlan	Chairman: £173.78*
	Ms Mary Devins	Vice-Chairman: £157.18*
	Mr. Brendan Dillon	Members: £124.50*
	Mr. Joseph Maguire
	Mr. Leo Martin
	Ms Louise Moloney
	Ms Mary Doyle	*Daily fee for hearings
	Ms Sheila O'Flynn
	Mr. Bill Stanbridge
	Mr. Val Stone
	Mr. Vincent Toher
Temple Bar Renewal Ltd.	Ms Carmel Sherry	Nil

The information requested on consultancies commissioned since my appointment as Minister for the Environment is set out in the following table. In addition, seven graphic design companies were engaged to prepare designs for a total of 21 departmental publications etc; fees totalled £41,564.

Neither I nor the Ministers of State at my Department have made any other appointments of persons or companies of the type referred to in the question for public relations or other work. It is intended to commission major studies on local government funding and on urban renewal, but it is not possible to indicate the costs arising until appointments have been made and terms agreed.

Consultant	Nature of Work	Cost
		£
DKM	Review and Outlook for Construction Industry.	15,000
Trust	Public Art Research Project.	12,000
Gamma Ltd.	Spatial Planning.	3,630
General Des Eaux and M.C. O'Sullivan	Supply and Demand for Water in the Dublin Region.	500,000
ESRI	Economic Aspects of Solid Waste Management.	52,390
ESRI	Economic Instruments Supporting Environmental Policy.	52,390
ESRI	Formulating indicators for Sustainable Economic Development — study of methodologies.	18,850
Mr. G. Douglas	Assessment of Eurocode 6 (Masonry)	3,000
Dr. G. Kidney	Occupational Health and Safety in the Fire Service.	2,000
Arks Advertising	Advertising Campaign for Cork Bituminous Coal Ban.	49,838