Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 9 Oct 2002

Vol. 554 No. 5

Written Answers. - Departmental Appointments.

Bernard Allen

Ceist:

743 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Education and Science 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 his 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. [17252/02]

Minister for Education and Science (Mr. N. Dempsey):

I thank the Deputy for his question regarding the appointment of solicitors and barristers. The position in this regard is as follows: there are no solicitors or barristers permanently employed by me to serve as such in my Department. In relation to solicitors or barristers engaged for specific tasks, the following table sets out the position. In addition, a number of barristers are engaged in conducting non-statutory inquiries at present. Information on these is being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy, with the outstanding information not contained in the table, as soon as possible.

Name	Profession	Position	Date of appointment	Cessation of office	Remuneration since 1 July 1997	Requirement of position?
					€
Sean Ryan SC	Barrister-at-Law	Compensation Advisory Committee		Not applicable	65,404.30	Yes
Diarmuid Hegarty	Barrister-at-Law	Higher Education and Training Awards Council	11 June 2001	Not applicable		No
Ms Bridget Reilly	Barrister-at-Law (now a judge)	Board Member, NUI Maynooth	1 October 1997	Still serving	Nil	No
Mr. Peter Power TD	Solicitor	Board Member, University of Limerick	1 December 1997	Still serving	Nil	No

Name	Profession	Position	Date of appointment	Cessation of office	Remuneration since 1 July 1997	Requirement of position?
					€
Mr. Charles Hennessy	Solicitor (retired)	Chairperson, National College of Art and Design	1 September 1999	31 August 2002	Nil	No
Mr. Bill Shipsey	Barrister-at-Law	Board Member, Irish Academy of Performing Arts	29 April 2002	Still serving	Nil	No