Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 9 Oct 2002

Vol. 554 No. 5

Written Answers. - Ministerial Appointments.

Bernard Allen

Ceist:

203 Mr. Allen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the solicitors or barristers who were appointed since July 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 these persons are a solicitor or barrister; the position to which these persons were appointed; the date of appointment; the date these persons ceased to hold the position if applicable; the remuneration paid since July 1997; and if the holding of particular legal qualifications or experience was a requirement for the position in question. [17247/02]

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

The information sought is outlined in the following table.

Name	Position	Qualification	Appointment Date	Date Ceased	Remuneration Paid	Was Legal Qualification Required?
					€
Irish Auditing & Accounting Supervisory Authority
Mrs Karen Erwin	Chairperson, Interim Board of Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority	Solicitor	25-4-01	Ongoing	5,078.98	No
Health & Safety Authority
Mr. Patrick Walsh	Board Member, Health & Safety Authority	Barrister	01-11-89	12-09-00	Nil	No
Mr. Joe Hegarty	Board Member, Health & Safety Authority	Solicitor	11-12-98	Ongoing	Nil	No
Intertrade Ireland
Ms Mary Ainscough	Board Member, Intertrade Ireland	Solicitor	13-12-1999	Ongoing	6,472.91 p.a.	No
Forfás
Prof. Yvonne Scannell	Member, Board of Forfás	Barrister	01-01-99	Ongoing	10,157.90 p.a.	No
Review Group on Auditing
Ms Irene Lynch Fannon	Member, Review Group on Auditing	Solicitor	02-00	07-00	Nil	Yes
Working Group on Company Law Compliance & Enforcement
Mr. Michael McDowell	Chairman, Working Group on Company Law Compliance & Enforcement	Senior Counsel	Group set up August 1998	Group presented report December 1998	Nil	Appointed with due regard to experience and qualifications
Ms Gráinne Clohessy	Vice-Chairman, Working Group on Company Law Compliance & Enforcement	Barrister	Group set up August 1998	Group presented report December 1998	Nil	Appointed with due regard to experience and qualifications
Mr. Thomas Courtney	Member, Working Group on Company Law Compliance & Enforcement	Solicitor	Group set up August 1998	Group presented report December 1998	Nil	Appointed with due regard to experience and qualifications
Ms Katherine Delahunt	Member, Working Group on Company Law Compliance & Enforcement	Solicitor	Group set up August 1998	Group presented report December 1998	Nil	Appointed with due regard to experience and qualifications

Name	Position	Qualification	Appointment Date	Date Ceased	Remuneration Paid	Was Legal Qualification Required?
					€
Mr. Roger Kenny	Member, Working Group on Company Law Compliance & Enforcement	Barrister	Group set up August 1998	Group presented report December 1998	Nil	Appointed with due regard to experience and qualifications
Mr. Simon O'Leary	Member, Working Group on Company Law Compliance & Enforcement	Barrister	Group set up August 1998	Group presented report December 1998	Nil	Appointed with due regard to experience and qualifications
Mr. Eugene Gallagher	Member, Working Group on Company Law Compliance & Enforcement	Barrister	Group set up August 1998	Group presented report December 1998	Nil	Appointed with due regard to experience and qualifications
Ms Alacoque Condon	Member, Working Group on Company Law Compliance & Enforcement	Barrister	Group set up August 1998	Group presented report December 1998	Nil	Appointed with due regard to experience and qualifications
Ms Nora Rice	Member, Working Group on Company Law Compliance & Enforcement	Solicitor	Group set up August 1998	Group presented report December 1998	Nil	Appointed with due regard to experience and qualifications
The Company Law Review Group
Mr. Thomas B. Courtney	Member, the Company Law Review Group	Solicitor	Group established on an informal basis December '99 and on a statutory basis October 2001	Ongoing	13,712.74	Appointed with due regard to experience and qualifications
Ms Alacoque Condon	Member, the Company Law Review Group	Barrister	Group established on an informal basis December '99 and on a statutory basis October 2001	Ongoing	Nil	Appointed with due regard to experience and qualifications
Ms Nora Rice	Member, the Company Law Review Group	Solicitor	Group established on an informal basis December '99 and on a statutory basis October 2001	Ongoing	Nil	Appointed with due regard to experience and qualifications
Mr. Enda Twomey	Member, the Company Law Review Group	Solicitor	Group established on an informal basis December '99 and on a statutory basis October 2001	Ongoing	Nil	Appointed with due regard to experience and qualifications

Name	Position	Qualification	Appointment Date	Date Ceased	Remuneration Paid	Was Legal Qualification Required?
					€
Mr. Ralph MacDarby	Member, the Company Law Review Group	Barrister	Group established on an informal basis December '99 and on a statutory basis October 2001	Ongoing	Nil	Appointed with due regard to experience and qualifications
Mr. Roger Kenny	Member, the Company Law Review Group	Barrister	Group established on an informal basis December '99 and on a statutory basis October 2001	Ongoing	Nil	Appointed with due regard to experience and qualifications
Mr. John O'Donnell	Member, the Company Law Review Group	Senior Counsel	Group established on an informal basis December '99 and on a statutory basis October 2001	Ongoing	Nil	Appointed with due regard to experience and qualifications
Mr. William Johnston	Member, the Company Law Review Group	Solicitor	Group established on an informal basis December '99 and on a statutory basis October 2001	Ongoing	Nil	Appointed with due regard to experience and qualifications
Mr. Paul Egan	Member, the Company Law Review Group	Solicitor	Group established on an informal basis December '99 and on a statutory basis October 2001	Ongoing	Nil	Appointed with due regard to experience and qualifications
Ms Marie Daly	Member, the Company Law Review Group	Solicitor	02-02	Ongoing	Nil	Appointed with due regard to experience and qualifications
Mr. Brian Hutchinson	Consultant to the Secretariat of the Company Law Review Group	Barrister	Group established on an informal basis December '99 and on a statutory basis October 2001	Ongoing	4,063.18	Yes

Name	Position	Qualification	Appointment Date	Date Ceased	Remuneration Paid	Was Legal Qualification Required?
					€
Mr. James Devlin	Consultant to the Secretariat of the Company Law Review Group	Barrister	Group established on an informal basis December '99 and on a statutory basis October 2001	Ongoing	71,054.90	Yes
Mr. Declan Murphy	Consultant to the Secretariat of the Company Law Review Group	Barrister	Group established on an informal basis December '99 and on a statutory basis October 2001	Ongoing	6,145.56	Yes
Patents/Trademarks Agents Registration Board
Mr. Neil Buckley	Patent Agents Registration Board/Trade Mark Agents Registration Board	Barrister	30-03-2001	Ongoing	Nil	No
National Advisory Council on Teleworking
Mr. Joseph Sweeney	Member of the National Advisory Council on Teleworking (NACT)	Solicitor	30-04-98	10-06-99	Nil	No
The Labour Court
Ms Muireann Ó Briain	Registrar of the Labour Court	Barrister	23-06-97	14-02-00	42,848.45	Yes
Mr. Hugh O'Neill	Registrar of the Labour Court	Solicitor	04-01-99Re-appointed 04-01-01	Ongoing	105,394,93	Yes
Employment Appeals Tribunal
Ms Kate T. O'Mahony	Chairman, Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT)	Barrister	19-04-02	Ongoing	135,326.60	Yes
Ms Mary Faherty*	Ex-Chairman, Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT)	Barrister	30-01-98Re-appointed 30-01-02	18-04-02	158,181.55	Yes
Ms Sarah Berkley	Vice-Chairman EAT	Barrister	30-01-98 Re-appointed 30-01-01	Ongoing	44,016.34	No
Mr. Conor Bowman*	Vice-Chairman EAT	Barrister	30-01-98	29-01-01	11,705.92	No
Mr. Gerard Brady	Vice-Chairman EAT	Solicitor	30-01-98 Re-appointed 30-01-01	Ongoing	15,257.65	No
Ms Anne Bunni	Vice-Chairman EAT	Barrister	30-01-98 Re-appointed 30-01-01	Ongoing	30,902.45	No
Ms Dymphna Cusack	Vice-Chairman EAT	Barrister	30-01-98 Re-appointed 07-02-01	Ongoing	27,106.65	No
Ms Emile Daly	Vice-Chairman EAT	Barrister	30-01-98 Re-appointed 30-01-01	Ongoing	46,913.04	No
Mr. Tony Halpin	Vice-Chairman EAT	Barrister	30-01-98 Re-appointed 30-01-01	Ongoing	71,330.52	No
Mr. Dermot MacCarthy	Vice-Chairman EAT	Barrister	30-01-98 Re-appointed 30-01-01	Ongoing	146,572.70	No

Name	Position	Qualification	Appointment Date	Date Ceased	Remuneration Paid	Was Legal Qualification Required?
					€
Mr. Declan McHugh*	Vice-Chairman EAT	Barrister	30-01-98	29-01-01	3,059.10	No
Mr. Michael Moloney*	Vice-Chairman EAT	Barrister	30-01-98	29-01-01	11,429.45	No
Mr. Michael Mulcahy*	Vice-Chairman EAT	Barrister	30-01-98	29-01-01	7,738.36	No
Ms Rosemary O'Connell	Vice-Chairman EAT	Solicitor	30-01-98 Re-appointed 30-01-01	Ongoing	53,163.56	No
Mr. Peter J. O'Leary	Vice-Chairman EAT	Barrister	30-01-98 Re-appointed 30-01-01	Ongoing	99,337.53	No
Ms Moya Quinlan	Vice-Chairman EAT	Solicitor	30-01-98 Re-appointed 30-01-01	Ongoing	66,486.32	No
Mr. Joe Revington	Vice-Chairman EAT	Barrister	30-01-98 Re-appointed 30-01-01	Ongoing	60,923.51	No
Ms Patricia Ryan*	Vice-Chairman EAT	Barrister	30-01-98 Re-appointed 30-01-01	02-07-02	26,415.76	No
Mr. Thomas Ryan	Vice-Chairman EAT	Solicitor	16-02-98 Re-appointed 30-01-01	Ongoing	36,641.92	No
Ms Elva Kearney	Vice-Chairman EAT	Barrister	16-02-98 Re-appointed 30-01-01	Ongoing	55,482.41	No
Ms Ailbhe Burke	Vice-Chairman EAT	Solicitor	30-01-01	Ongoing	6,578.43	No
Ms Triona Daly	Vice-Chairman EAT	Barrister	30-01-01	Ongoing	13,941.37	No
Ms Lisa McDonald	Vice-Chairman EAT	Solicitor	30-01-01	Ongoing	7,683.33	No
Mr. Paul McGarry	Vice-Chairman EAT	Barrister	30-01-01	Ongoing	10,751.48	No
Ms Penelope McGrath	Vice-Chairman EAT	Barrister	30-01-01	Ongoing	14,353.23	No
Mr. Jeremiah Sheedy	Vice-Chairman EAT	Barrister	30-01-01	Ongoing	23,863.94	No
Ms Margaret Levey	Vice-Chairman EAT	Barrister	08-05-02	Ongoing	3,481.06	No
Ms Maureen Harewood*	Vice-Chairman EAT	Barrister	30-01-98	29-01-01	26,434.41	No
Mr. Dara Hayes	Vice-Chairman EAT	Barrister	02-09-02	Ongoing	Nil	No
Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs
Ms Barbara O'Mara	Legal adviser	Solicitor	Contract Renewed1997-19992000-20012002-2005	Ongoing	380,580	Yes
Monitoring Group on the Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act, 1996
Mr. Bill Holohan	Member	Solicitor	15-10-97	01-02	Nil	No

* No longer Members of the Tribunal.