Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 6 Apr 2000

Vol. 517 No. 5

Written Answers. - Semi-State Bodies.

Dick Roche

Ceist:

137 Mr. Roche asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands the name, the year of establishment, the basis under statute, statutory instrument or otherwise of commercial and non-commercial State-sponsored bodies under the aegis of her Department; the fees paid to the chairman and ordinary directors of these bodies; and when these fees were last agreed. [10243/00]

Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands (Miss de Valera)

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table.

		YearEstablished	Legal basis Statute	StatoryInstrument	Other	Fee'spaid toChairman	Fee'spaid toMems/Direc	When feeslast agreed
1	National Museum	1877	Dublin Science and Art Museum Act, 1877 (sec 16)	N\A		Nil	Nil	N\A
2	National Library	1881		N\A	Agreement dated 1881 between Dept of Science and Art, The Commissioner of Public Works and the RDS.	Nil	Nil	N\A
3	National Archive	1986	National Archives Act, 1986	N\A		Nil	Nil	N\A
4	National Gallery	1854	National Gallery Acts, 1854 to 1997	N\A		Nil	Nil	N\A
5	National Concert Hall	1981		N\A	Established as a Company Limited by Guarantee in 1981.	£3,000	Nil	Gov. Dec. June 1992
6	Chester Beatty Library	1966		N\A	Established as a public charitable trust under the terms of the Will of the late Sir Alfred Chester Beatty.	Nil	Nil	N\A
7	IMMA	1989		N\A	Established as a Company Limited by Guarantee under the Companies Acts, 1963 to 1990	£3,000	Nil	1989
8	Marsh's Library	1707		N\A	Established by 6 Anne Cap. 19 of 1707	Nil	Nil
9	Irish Manuscripts Commission	1928		N\A	Established by Warrant of Appointment dated October, 1928	£3,000	Nil	1998
10	Arts Council	1957	Arts Act, 1957 and as amended.	N\A		£3,000	Nil	Gov. Dec. June 1992
11	The National Theatre Society Ltd.	1911	Companies Consolidations Act 1911	N\A		Nil	Nil	N\A
12	An Foras Teanga	1999	An tAcht um Comhaontú na Breataine – Na hEireann 1999	N\A		£8,000	£5,000	1999
13	Udarás na Gaeltachta	1980	An tAcht um Údarás na Gaeltachta 1979-1999	N\A		£6,000*	£4,000	1992
14	RTE	1960	Broadcasting Authority Act, 1960 and as amended 1993.	N\A		£3,000	£2,000	Gov. Dec. June 1992
16	Broadcasting Complaints Commission	1977	Established 1977 under section 18a of Broadcast Act, 1960 inserted by Section 4 of Broadcasting Authority (Amentment) Act, 1976	N\A		Nil	Nil	N\A
17	Irish Film Board	1980	The Film Board Act, 1980 and the Film Board (Amendment) Acts, 1993 and 1997	N\A		£3,000	£2,000	Gov. Dec. June 1992
18	Heritage Council	1995	Heritage Act, 1995	N\A		£3,000	£2,000	1995
19	Waterways Ireland	1999	British Irish Agreement Act, 1999	N\A		No board	No board	No board

*In the case of the present Chairman an annual fee of £26,925 is being paid to him on the basis of a 3 day working week in the role.