Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 26 Mar 2002

Vol. 551 No. 2

Written Answers. - Departmental Appointments.

92.Mr. Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the solicitors or barristers who were appointed since 26 June 1997 as members or chairpersons of any board or committee or other body, advisers, consultants, or as holders of any other position or office other than judicial office, under the aegis of or in her Department; the name of the person in each case; if he or she is a solicitor or barrister; the position to which the person was appointed; the date of appointment; the date the person ceased to hold the position if applicable; the remuneration paid since 26 July 1997; and if the holding of particular legal qualifications or experience was a requirement for the position in question. [9791/02]

Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Ms Harney)

The information sought is outlined in the following table.

Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority

Name	Position	Qualification	AppointmentDate	DateAppointmentCeased	RemunerationPaid €	Was LegalQualificationRequired?
Mrs. Karen Erwin	Chairperson, Interim Board of Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority	Solicitor	25 April 2001	Ongoing	5,078.98	No

Health and Safety Authority

Name	Position	Qualification	AppointmentDate	DateAppointmentCeased	RemunerationPaid €	Was LegalQualificationRequired?
Mr. Patrick Walsh	Board Member, Health and Safety Authority	Barrister	1 November1989	12 September2000	Nil	No
Mr. Joe Hegarty	Board Member, Health and Safety Authority	Solicitor	11 December1989	Ongoing	Nil	No

Intertrade Ireland

Name	Position	Qualification	AppointmentDate	DateAppointmentCeased	RemunerationPaid €	Was LegalQualificationRequired?
Ms Mary Ainscough	Board Member, IntertradeIreland	Solicitor	13 December1999	Ongoing	6472.91 p.a.	No

Forfás

Name	Position	Qualification	AppointmentDate	DateAppointmentCeased	RemunerationPaid €	Was LegalQualificationRequired?
Prof. Yvonne Scannell	Member, Board of Forfás	Barrister	1 January 1999	Ongoing	10,157.90 p.a.	No

Review Group on Auditing

Name	Position	Qualification	AppointmentDate	DateAppointmentCeased	RemunerationPaid €	Was LegalQualificationRequired?
Ms Irene Lynch Fannon	Member, Review Group on Auditing	Solicitor	February 2000	July 2000	Nil	Yes

Working Broup on Company Law Compliance and Enforcement

Name	Position	Qualification	AppointmentDate	DateAppointmentCeased	RemunerationPaid €	Was LegalQualificationRequired?
Mr. Michael McDowell	Chairman, Working Group on Company Law Compliance and Enforcement	Senior Counsel	Group set upAugust 1998	GrouppresentedreportDecember 1998	Nil	Appointedwith dueregard toexperienceandqualifications.
Ms Gráinne Clohessy	Vice Chairman, Working Group on Company Law Compliance and Enforcement	Barrister	Group set upAugust 1998	,,	,,	,,
Mr. Thomas Courtney	Member, Working Group on Company Law Compliance and Enforcement	Solicitor	Group set upAugust 1998	,,	,,	,,
Ms Katherine Delahunt	Member, Working Group on Company Law Compliance and Enforcement	Solicitor	Group set upAugust 1998	,,	,,	,,
Mr. Roger Kenny	Member, Working Group on Company Law Compliance and Enforcement	Barrister	Group set upAugust 1998	,,	,,	,,
Mr. Simon O'Leary	Member, Working Group on Company Law Compliance and Enforcement	Barrister	Group set upAugust 1998	,,	,,	,,
Mr. Thomas B. Courtney	Member, The Company Law Review Group	Solicitor	Groupestablishedonan informalbasisDecember1999and on astatutorybasisOctober 2001	Ongoing	7,618.47	Appointedwith dueregard toexperienceandqualifications
Ms Alacoque Condon	,,	Barrister	,,	,,	,,	,,
Ms Marie Daly	,,	Solicitor	,,	,,	,,	,,
Mr. Enda Twonmey	,,	Solicitor	,,	,,	,,	,,
Mr. Ralph MacDarby	,,	Barrister	,,	,,	,,	,,
Mr. Roger Kenny	,,	Barrister	,,	,,	,,	,,
Mr. John O'Donnell	,,	Senior Counsel	,,	,,	,,	,,
Mr. William Johnson	,,	Solicitor	,,	,,	,,	,,
Mr. Brian Hutchinson	Consultant to the Secretariat of the Company Law Review Group	Barrister	Groupestablishedonan informalbasisDecember 1999and on astatutorybasisOctober2001	Ongoing	4,063.18	Yes
Mr. James Devlin	,,	Barrister	,,	,,	71,054.90	,,
Mr. Declan Murphy	,,	Barrister	,,	,,	6,145.56	,,

Patents/Trademarks Agents Registration Board

Name	Position	Qualification	AppointmentDate	DateAppointmentCeased	RemunerationPaid €	Was LegalQualificationRequired?
Mr. Neil Buckley	Patent Agents Registration Board,Trade Mark Agents Registration Board	Barrister	30 March 2001	Ongoing	Nil	No

National Advisory Council on Teleworking

Name	Position	Qualification	AppointmentDate	DateAppointmentCeased	RemunerationPaid €	Was LegalQualificationRequired?
Mr. Joseph Sweeney	Member of the National Advisory Council on Teleworking (NACT)	Solicitor	30 April 1998	10 June 1999	Nil	No

The Labour Court

Name	Position	Qualification	AppointmentDate	DateAppointmentCeased	RemunerationPaid €	Was LegalQualificationRequired?
Ms Muireann Ó Briain	Registrar of the Labour Court	Barrister	23 June 1997	14 February2000	42,848.45	Yes
Mr. Hugh O'Neill	Registrar of the Labour Court	Solicitor	4 January 1999 Reappointed 4January 2001	Ongoing	82,477.27	Yes

Employment Appeals Tribunal

Name	Position	Qualification	AppointmentDate	DateAppointmentCeased	RemunerationPaid €	Was LegalQualificationRequired?
Ms Mary Faherty	Chairman, Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT)	Barrister	30 January1998Reappointed30 January2002	Ongoing	158,181.55	Yes
Ms Sarah Berkely	Vice-Chairman EAT	Barrister	30/01/98Reappointed30 January2001	Ongoing	41,801.12	No
Mr. Conor Bowman	,,	Barrister	30 January1998	29 January2001	11,705.92	,,
Mr. Gerard Brady	,,	Solicitor	30 January1998Reappointed30 January2001	Ongoing	12,409.51	,,
Ms Anne Bunni	,,	Barrister	30 January1998Reappointed30 January2001	Ongoing	27,646.19	,,
Ms Dymphna Cusack	,,	Barrister	30 January1998Reappointed07 February2001	Ongoing	23,217.47	,,
Ms Emile Daly	,,	Barrister	30 January1998Reappointed30 January2001	Ongoing	40,084.06	,,
Mr. Tony Halpin	,,	Barrister	30 January1998Reappointed30 January2001	Ongoing	55,815.28	,,
Ms Maureen Harewood	,,	Barrister	30 January1998	29 January2001	26,434.41	,,
Mr. Dermot MacCarthy	,,	Barrister	30 January1998Reappointed 30 January2001	Ongoing	125,893.74	,,
Mr. Declan McHugh	,,	Barrister	30 Janary 1998	29 January2001	3,059.10	,,

Name	Position	Qualification	AppointmentDate	DateAppointmentCeased	RemunerationPaid €	Was LegalQualificationRequired?
Mr. Michael Moloney	,,	Barrister	30 January1998	29 January2001	11,429.45	,,
Mr. Michael Mulcahy	,,	Barrister	30 January 1998	29 January2001	7,738.36	,,
Ms. Rosemary O'Connell	,,	Solicitor	30 January1998Reappointed30 January2001	Ongoing	53,163.56	,,
Mr. Peter J. O'Leary	,,	Barrister	30 January1998Reappointed30 January2001	Ongoing	84,821.85
Ms Kate O'Mahony	,,	Barrister	30 January1998Reappointed30 January2001	Ongoing	104,014.76	,,
Ms Moya Quinlan	,,	Solicitor	30 January1998Reappointed30 January2001	Ongoing	58,749.44	,,
Mr. Joe Revington	,,	Barrister	30 January1998Reappointed30 January2001	Ongoing	55,227.23	,,
Ms Patricia Ryan	,,	Barrister	30 January1998Reappointed30 January2001	Ongoing	23,884.08	,,
Mr. Thomas Ryan	,,	Solicitor	30 January1998Reappointed30 January2001	Ongoing	32,527.94	,,
Ms Elva Kearney	,,	Barrister	16 February1998Reappointed30 January2001	Ongoing	48,112.17	,,
Ms Ailbhe Burke	,,	Solicitor	30 January2001	Ongoing	4,996.13	,,
Ms Triona Daly	,,	Barrister	30 January2001	Ongoing	8,786.35	,,
Ms Lisa McDonald	,,	Solicitor	30 January2001	Ongoing	5,468.11	,,
Mr. Paul McGarry	,,	Barrister	30 January2001	Ongoing	7,178.76	,,
Ms Penelope McGrath	,,	Barrister	30 January2001	Ongoing	8,698.43	,,
Mr. Jeremiah Sheedy	,,	Barrister	30 January2001	Ongoing	14,370.14	,,