Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 9 Oct 2002

Vol. 554 No. 5

Written Answers. - Ministerial Appointments.

Bernard Allen

Ceist:

153 Mr. Allen asked the Taoiseach the appointments made by him to boards, agencies or committees operating under the aegis of his Department from 17 April 2002 to date [17189/02]

The Taoiseach:

The bodies under the aegis of my Department are the National Statistics Board, the National Economic and Social Council – NESC, the National Economic and Social Forum – NESF, the Information Society Commission, the National Centre for Partnership and Performance – NCPP – and the Law Reform Commission. In addition, the National Economic and Social Development Office Bill provides for the establishment of the National Economic and Social Development Office, amalgamating NESC, NESF and NCPP. There have been no appointments made to these bodies by me since 17 April 2002.

With regard to committees, the new chairman of the Financial Services Industry Association, Mr. William Slattery, has joined the IFSC Clearing House Group and Mr. Ian Clancy, chairman of the Dublin International Insurance and Managers Association, has joined the IFSC Insurance Working Group.

Bernard Allen

Ceist:

154 Mr. Allen asked the Taoiseach 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. [17246/02]

The Taoiseach:

The details requested in respect of solicitors or barristers who were appointed by my Department or by bodies directly under the aegis of my Department since July 1997 are set out in the following table. The amounts quoted include VAT where applicable. This table does not include details in respect of the State law offices, which are not directly under the aegis of my Department, or in respect of solicitors or barristers who are engaged specifically to provide legal advice. It does include details relating to the Moriarty tribunal, which is funded from my Department's Vote.

Name	LegalQualification	Position	Date ofappointment	Leavingdate	Remuneration€	Legal expnecessary yes/no
Dr. Eamonn G. Hall	Solicitor	Member of Information Society Commission	May 1997	Dec. 2000	Nil	yes
		Member of ISC Legal Issues Group	Sept. 1997	Dec. 2000	Nil	yes
Don McAleese	Solicitor	Member of ISC Legal Issues Group	Sept. 1997	Dec. 2000	Nil	yes
John Larkin	Solicitor	Member of IFSC Insurance working group	June 1999	ongoing	Nil	yes
Eimear Cowhey	Solicitor	Member of IFSC Funds Working Group	1997	ongoing	Nil	no
Brian Buggy	Solicitor	Consultancy	Jan. 2002		5,397	yes

Commission of Inquiry into Dublin/Monaghan/Dundalk bombings, 2000-2002

Name	LegalQualification	Position	Date ofappointment	Leavingdate	Remuneration€	Legal expnecessary yes/no
Justice Liam Hamilton		Sole Member	Jan. 2000	Oct. 2000	48,231	yes
Judge Henry Barron		Sole Member	Oct. 2000	ongoing	371,470	yes
Michael Buckley	Solicitor		Dec. 2000	ongoing	162,488	yes
Eanna Hickey	Barrister		Nov. 2000	ongoing	78,207	yes
Rossa Fanning	Barrister		April 2001	ongoing	54,074	yes
Remy Farrell	Barrister		April 2001	ongoing	22,055	yes

Moriarty Tribunal

Name	LegalQualification	Position	Date ofappointment	Leavingdate	Remuneration€	Legal expnecessary yes/no
John Coughlan	Barrister	Senior Counsel for the Moriarty Tribunal	Oct. 1997	ongoing	2,695,073	yes
Jeremiah Healy	Barrister	Senior Counsel for the Moriarty Tribunal	Oct. 1997	ongoing	2,791,211	yes
Jacqueline O'Brien	Barrister	Junior Counsel for the Moriarty Tribunal	Oct. 1997	ongoing	1,714,129	yes
Maire Moriarty	Barrister	Research Assistant	Dec. 1997	ongoing	505,693	yes
Paddy Dillon Malone	Barrister	Research Assistant	Oct. 2001	ongoing	107,909	yes
Brian McGuckian	Barrister	Research Assistant	Sept. 1998	Sept. 2001	306,838	yes
Stephen McCullough	Barrister	Research Assistant	May 2002	ongoing	28,385	yes