The range of information requested by the Deputy is substantial and as this information is not held centrally by my Department it would take an inordinate amount of administrative time to compile. If the Deputy has an interest in a particular agency then officials in my Department will request the agency concerned to provide the relevant information insofar as it is possible given the limitations the agency may have with regard to archived material.
I have set out information concerning nominations made by myself since my appointment as Minister for Education and Science to agencies under my Department's remit.
I wish to inform the Deputy that, with a small number of exceptions, my Department generally does not pay fees to chairpersons and members of boards of statutory bodies.
With regard to expenses these are matters for the bodies and agencies themselves. Agencies and bodies are required to have regard to and comply with the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies, which was revised and updated in May 2009, and the Foreign Travel Guidelines 2009 issued by the Department of Finance for the attention of agencies last year.
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Body Name
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Minister’s Nominee
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Nominee’s income from Body
|
|
|
€
|
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National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA)
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Dr Tom Collins (Chair)
|
Nil
|
|
Ms Máire Áine Úi Aodha
|
Nil
|
|
State Examinations Commission (SEC)
|
Mr Richard Langford (Chair)
|
12,600
|
|
Ms Breda Nolan (Deputy Chair)
|
8,100
|
|
Mr Tony Behan
|
8,100
|
|
Ms Eleanor Walsh
|
8,100
|
|
Mr Ivor Gleeson
|
8,100
|
|
Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS)
|
Dr Michael J. Breen
|
Nil
|
|
Prof. Caroline Fennell (chair)
|
Nil
|
|
Prof. Michael Cronin
|
Nil
|
|
Prof. Séan Ryder
|
Nil
|
|
Prof. Kathleen Lynch
|
Nil
|
|
Mr Thomas Dennehy
|
Nil
|
|
Higher Education Authority (HEA)
|
Mr Noel Davern
|
8,100
|
|
Mr Peter Mannion
|
8,100
|
|
Mr Ray McCarthy
|
8,100
|
|
National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (NQAI)
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Mr Peter Mannion
|
Nil
|
|
Mr Shane Kelly
|
Nil
|
|
Higher Education Training and Awards Council (HETAC)
|
Mr Hugh Sullivan
|
Nil
|
|
Mr Bartley Rock
|
Nil
|
|
National Council for Special Education(NCSE)
|
Mr Sydney Blain (Chair)
|
Nil
|
|
Dr Anne Lodge
|
Nil
|
|
Ms Joan Russell
|
Nil
|
|
Dr Seamus Hegarty
|
Nil
|
|
Ms Julie O’Leary
|
Nil
|
|
Mr Pat Kinsella
|
Nil
|
|
Mr Don Mahon
|
Nil
|
|
Ms Teresa Griffin
|
Nil
|
|
Mr Tom O’Sullivan
|
Nil
|
|
Sr Mairead Ní Ghallchobhair
|
Nil
|
|
The Teaching Council
|
Mr Oliver Donohoe
|
Nil
|
|
Dr Kevin Marshall
|
Nil
|
|
Dr Padraig Hogan
|
Nil
|
|
Ms Emer Egan
|
Nil
|
|
Mr Kieran O’Driscoll
|
Nil
|
|
Léargas — The Exchange Bureau
|
Ms Geraldine Skelly
|
Nil
|
|
Mr Des O’Loughlin
|
Nil
|
|
Mr Jim O’Donovan
|
Nil
|
|
Grangegorman Development Agency
|
Mr John Fitzgerald (Chair)
|
21,600
|
|
Ms Maria Grogan
|
Nil
|
|
Mr John Monahan
|
Nil
|
|
Mr David Geary
|
Nil
|
|
Ms Jacinta Stewart
|
Nil
|
|
Councillor Mary Fitzpatrick
|
Nil
|
|
Mr Bob Coggins
|
Nil
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