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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 5 Mar 1997

Vol. 475 No. 8

Written Answers. - Ministerial Appointments.

John O'Donoghue

Ceist:

259 Mr. O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the number and names of persons appointed to boards, committees, commissions or subcommittees under the aegis of his Department; the remuneration attached to each position; the expenses incurred by each member including travel and subsistence to date for every member of each relevant body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6301/97]

The following schedules contain the information sought by the Deputy.

The Minister has no function in regard to the expenses of the board members of State bodies.

Schedule 1

Department of Transport, Energy and Communications Aer Lingus Group

Names of Board Members

Remuneration

£

Bernie Cahill

7,500 p.a.

Ted MacRedmond

5,000 p.a.

Paddy Wright

5,000 p.a.

Ella Casey

5,000 p.a.

Angela Lyne

5,000 p.a.

Jim O'Leary

5,000 p.a.

David Austin

5,000 p.a.

Peter Quigley

5,000 p.a.

Donal O'Siochain

5,000 p.a.

Aidan Dolan

5,000 p.a.

Willie Phelan

5,000 p.a.

Aer Rianta

Names of Board Members

Remuneration

£

Noel Hanlon

7,500 p.a.

Derek Keogh

5,000 p.a.

Tony Smurfit

5,000 p.a.

Noel Fox

5,000 p.a.

Dermot O'Leary

5,000 p.a.

Patrick Moylan

5,000 p.a.

Peter Dunne

5,000 p.a.

Pat Fitzgerald

5,000 p.a.

Bord Gáis Éireann

Names of Board Members

Remuneration

£

Michael Conlon

7,500 p.a.

Thomas J. Donlon

5,000 p.a.

Fergus McGovern

5,000 p.a.

Flor Crowley

5,000 p.a.

Joseph Tuohy

5,000 p.a.

Philip Cronin

5,000 p.a.

Gregory Casey

5,000 p.a.

Bord na Móna

Names of Board Members

Remuneration

£

Pat Dineen

6,000 p.a.

Paddy Hughes

4,000 p.a.

Anne Counihan

4,000 p.a.

James Coyle

4,000 p.a.

Carmel Foley

4,000 p.a.

Bruno Coughlan

4,000 p.a.

Pat McEvoy

4,000 p.a.

P.J. Minogue

4,000 p.a.

Mark Nugent

4,000 p.a.

Patrick Walsh

4,000 p.a.

Córas Iompair Éireann

Names of Board Members

Remuneration

£

Brian Joyce

7,500 p.a.

Tras. Honan

6,250 p.a.

Michael McDonnell

5,000 p.a.

Jim Cullen

5,000 p.a.

Laura Magahy

5,000 p.a.

Patrick Lynch

5,000 p.a.

Arthur O'Daly

5,000 p.a.

Brendan Murtagh

5,000 p.a.

James J. Feely

5,000 p.a.

Anthony J. O'Brien

5,000 p.a.

Michael Faherty

5,000 p.a.

Francis Kenny

5,000 p.a.

Electricity Supply Board

Names of Board Members

Remuneration

£

William McCann

25,000 p.a.

James Wrynn

5,000 p.a.

Joe Moran

5,000 p.a.

Paul Sweeney

5,000 p.a.

Jerry Carey

5,000 p.a.

Stuart Harrington

5,000 p.a.

Patrick Kevans

5,000 p.a.

Catriona Murphy

5,000 p.a.

John McGinley

5,000 p.a.

Seán Geraghty

5,000 p.a.

Denis Holland

5,000 p.a.

Joseph La Cumbre

5,000 p.a.

Irish Aviation Authority

Names of Board Members

Remuneration

£

James Lacy

7,500 p.a.

Rosemary Quinn

5,000 p.a.

Sheila McCabe

5,000 p.a.

Betty Dillon-Hall

5,000 p.a.

Maurice Egan

5,000 p.a.

Aidan O'Brien

5,000 p.a.

James T. Barton

5,000 p.a.

Thomas O'Shaughnessy

5,000 p.a.

Paul Duffy

5,000 p.a.

Irish National Petroleum Corporation

Names of Board Members

Remuneration

£

Edmund O'Connell

7,500 p.a.

Fergus Cahill

5,000 p.a.

Yvonne Scannel

5,000 p.a.

Séamus Ó Scolláin

5,000 p.a.

Anthony Spollen

5,000 p.a.

Sean Fitzgerald

Nil

Gene Fitzgerald

5,000 p.a.

Denis Murphy

5,000 p.a.

Jack Harrington

5,000 p.a.

Flor O'Mahony

5,000 p.a.

Proinnsias Breathnach

5,000 p.a.

An Post

Names of Board Members

Remuneration

£

Stephen O'Connor

7,500 p.a.

John Hynes

5,000 p.a.

Edmond Sullivan

Nil

Dermot O'Beirne

5,000 p.a.

Breege O'Donoghue

5,000 p.a.

Breda Fox

5,000 p.a.

William J. Horgan

5,000 p.a.

James McNamara

5,000 p.a.

Shane Rehill

5,000 p.a.

Bernard Bradley

5,000 p.a.

Jerry Condon

5,000 p.a.

Patrick Compton

5,000 p.a.

Patrick Davoren

5,000 p.a.

Eugene Keenan

5,000 p.a.

Rory Delany

5,000 p.a.

Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland

Names of Board Members

Remuneration

£

Mary Upton

Nil

George Duffy

Nil

James F. Malone

Nil

Thomas Hayden

Nil

Wm. Reville

Nil

Philip Walton

Nil

Dermot Cantwell

Nil

Frank Keeling

Nil

Geraldine O'Reilly

Nil

Patrick Connellan

Nil

Alan Ellard

Nil

Flor Crowley

Nil

Telecom Éireann

Names of Board Members

Remuneration

£

Ron Bolger

7,500 p.a.

Alfie Kane

5,000 p.a.

Jack Casey

5,000 p.a.

Sean Scanlon

5,000 p.a.

Gerard Brennan

5,000 p.a.

Jim Crotty

5,000 p.a.

Evanne Kilmurray

5,000 p.a.

Johann Kooij

*

Seth Myrby

*

Marten Pieters

*

Colm McFadden

5,000 p.a.

Michael Egan

5,000 p.a.

Worker Directors #

Colm McFadden

5,000 p.a.

Michael Egan

5,000 p.a.

*Appointed with effect from December, 1996. Remuneration arrangements are not yet in place.
#Alternate Worker Directors: Nicky Ryan and Adrian Harney
Mining Board

Names of Board Members

Remuneration

£

Raph Sutton

£296.76 per public/private sitting and £100 per full day for any necessary attendance other than sittings.

John Shackleton

Seán McDermott

Schedule 2
Department of Transport, Energy and Communications (D/TEC) Advisory/Consultative Committees

Title

Membership

Remuneration

D/TEC Expenses 1996

D/TEC Expenses 1997

1. Gas Safety Committee(1)

Tom McManus

Nil

£48

£132

An official from Gas Division, DTEC

Nil

£48

£132

Ger Breen

Nil

Gerry Geoghegan

Nil

Eamonn Kelly

Nil

2. Gas Technical Standards Committee(²)

L. Ó hAlmhain

£14,740 p.a.

W. Gracie

Nil

P. Fleming

Nil

J. Colreavy

Nil

T. O'Leary

Nil

M. Snee

Nil

E. Kelly

Nil

J. Kiernan

Nil

K. Reid

Nil

B. Cunningham

Nil

E. Paterson

Nil

DTEC representative

Nil

£122

DOE representative

Nil

3. Oil Reserves Advisory Group(3)

Derek JohnstonRay Clinton

Nil

Rosemary Steen Brian Callan

Nil

Conor Faughnan Paul Bushnell

Nil

Tony Hunt James O'Mahony

Nil

4. Shannon Airport Marketing Consultative Committee(4)

Frank Prendergast

Nil

Mary Fitzgerald

Nil

Peter Considine

Nil

Jack Daly

Nil

Brendan Cunningham

Nil

Martin Bradley

Nil

Kay McGuinness

Nil

Kevin Thompstone

Nil

Michael McKee

Nil

5. Telephone Users' Advisory Group(5)

Noel Whelan

Nil

£985.65

Joan Morrison

Nil

Tommy McCabe

Nil

Tony McQuinn

Nil

Brian O'Sullivan

Nil

Pat Walsh

Nil

Monica Prendiville

Nil

£592.90

NOTES TO SCHEDULE 2
(1) Expenses only available in relation to DTEC officials
(2) Mr. L. Ó hAlmhain has been appointed by the Department to act as its Technical Representative on this Committee
(3) Administration of expenses in relation to this Group is a matter for the National Oil Reserves Agency (NORA)
(4) In 1996, expenses of this Committee were met by Aer Rianta from a £1.8 million grant-in-aid from DTEC. In 1997 expenses will be met from Aer Rianta's own resources
(5) Travel and subsistence expenses are paid only to those members travelling from outside Dublin to group meetings. No meetings have been held in 1997 to date
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