Ministerial Appointments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 December 2010

Tuesday, 7 December 2010

Ceisteanna (178)

Fergus O'Dowd

Ceist:

179 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform all appointments made by him in the past 12 months; the persons appointed; the income received; the body to which they were appointed; the term of office they will serve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46379/10]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern)

I can inform the Deputy that the information requested is set out in the table:

Board/Appointment	Person’s Name	Remuneration (per annum)	Term
Legal Aid Board	Elizabeth Murphy	€8,100	1 Year (Part of Term)
Private Security Authority	Oonagh McPhillips	Ms. Mc Phillips is a Civil Servant in the Department of Justice and Law Reform and not in receipt of any payment for this position	2.5 Years (Part of Term)
Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal	Sinead Behan	Note 1	3 Years
Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal	Michael Gilbarry BL	Note 1	3 Years
Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal	Conor Bowman BL	Note 1	3 Years
Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal	Eamon Murray	Note 1	3 Years
Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal	Fiona Gallagher	Note 1	3 Years
Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal	Rosemary Healy Rae	Note 1	3 Years
Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal	Michael D O’Connell	Note 1	3 Years
Property Registration Authority	John T. Coleman	€20,250	4 Years
Property Registration Authority	Maire Whelan	€11,970	4 Years
Property Registration Authority	Una Woods	€11,970	4 Years
Property Registration Authority	Paul McSweeney	€11,970	4 Years
Property Registration Authority	Denis A. Byrne	€11,970	4 Years
Board of Management Oberstown Detention Schools Lusk, Co. Dublin	Patrick McLoughlin	€5,985	17/05/2010 – 12/10/2011
Garda Audit Committee	James Collins	€5,130	29/03/2010 – 30/09/2012
Cloverhill Prison Visiting Committee	Eddie Martin	Note 2	3 years
Cloverhill Prison Visiting Committee	Michael Coyle	Note 2	3 years
Cloverhill Prison Visiting Committee	Peggy Downey	Note 2	3 years
Cloverhill Prison Visiting Committee	Fintan Hudson	Note 2	3 years
Cloverhill Prison Visiting Committee	Christine Ryan	Note 2	3 years
Portlaoise Prison Visiting Committee	Anne Turley	Note 2	3 years
Portlaoise Prison Visiting Committee	Tom Colgan	Note 2	3 years
Portlaoise Prison Visiting Committee	Michael Hough	Note 2	3 years
Portlaoise Prison Visiting Committee	Eilis Croke	Note 2	3 Years
Mountjoy Prison Visiting Committee	Phelim McGee	Note 2	3 years
Mountjoy Prison Visiting Committee	Veronica Dalton	Note 2	3 Years
Midlands Prison Visiting Committee	Colm Wiley	Note 2	3 years
Midlands Prison Visiting Committee	Brigid Teefy	Note 2	3 years

Board/Appointment	Person’s Name	Remuneration (per annum)	Term
Midlands Prison Visiting Committee	John Cronin	Note 2	3 years
Midlands Prison Visiting Committee	Paddy Boland	Note 2	3 years
Midlands Prison Visiting Committee	Nuala Halpin	Note 2	3 years
Castlerea Prison Visiting Committee	Seamus Kilgannon	Note 2	3 years
Cork Prison Visiting Committee	Thomas Cahill	Note 2	3 years
Cork Prison Visiting Committee	Donie O’Keeffe	Note 2	3 Years
Training Unit Prison Visiting Committee	Thomas Twomey	Note 2	3 years
Limerick Prison Visiting Committee	Maria Gorman	Note 2	3 years
St. Patrick’s Institution Visiting Committee	Isabel Hendrick	Note 2	3 years
St. Patrick’s Institution Visiting Committee	Yvonne Ní Mhurchú	Note 2	3 years
Loughan House Visiting Committee	Francis McDermott	Note 2	3 years
Loughan House Visiting Committee	Gerry O’Connor	Note 2	3 years
Parole Board	Eamon Nolan	Note 3	3 years
Parole Board	Brendan Watters	Note 3	3 Years
Parole Board	Gerry McDonagh	Note 3	Ex Officio
Irish Legal Terms Advisory Committee	Uinsin MacGruairc	Nil	5 Years
Refugee Appeals Tribunal	Eamonn Cahill	Note 4	3 years
Refugee Appeals Tribunal	Eamonn Barnes	Note 4	3 years
Refugee Appeals Tribunal	Donal Egan	Note 4	3 years
Refugee Appeals Tribunal	Patrick Hurley	Note 4	3 years
Refugee Appeals Tribunal	Bernadette Cronin	Note 4	3 years
Refugee Appeals Tribunal	Michael O’Kennedy	Note 4	3 years
Refugee Appeals Tribunal	Bernard McCabe	Note 4	3 years
Refugee Appeals Tribunal	Ricardo Dourado	Note 4	3 years
Refugee Appeals Tribunal	Olive Brennan	Note 4	3 years
Refugee Appeals Tribunal	Elizabeth O’Brien	Note 4	3 years
Refugee Appeals Tribunal	Susan Nolan	Note 4	3 years
Refugee Appeals Tribunal	Ronan Maguire	Note 4	3 years
Refugee Appeals Tribunal	Samantha Callaghan	Note 4	3 years
Refugee Appeals Tribunal	Margaret Levey	Note 4	3 years
Refugee Appeals Tribunal	Majella Twomey	Note 4	3 years

Board/Appointment	Person’s Name	Remuneration (per annum)	Term
Refugee Appeals Tribunal	Laura McKenna	Note 4	3 years
Refugee Appeals Tribunal	Conor Gallagher	Note 4	3 years
Refugee Appeals Tribunal	Michelle O’Gorman	Note 4	3 years
Refugee Appeals Tribunal	David Andrews	Note 4	3 years
Refugee Appeals Tribunal	Ben Garvey	Note 4	3 years
Refugee Appeals Tribunal	Paul Christopher	Note 4	3 years
Refugee Appeals Tribunal	Paul Gormley	Note 4	3 years
Refugee Appeals Tribunal	Fergus O’Connor	Note 4	3 years
Censorship of Publications Appeal Board	Paula Mullooly	Nil	19 months (Part of Term)
Censorship of Publications Appeal Board	Mairéad Carey BL	Nil	19 months (Part of Term)
Censorship of Publications Appeal Board	Alison O’Connor	Nil	19 months (Part of Term)
Censorship of Publications Appeal Board	Stephen Fleming	Nil	19 months (Part of Term)
Censorship of Publications Appeal Board	Eileen Brophy	Nil	19 months (Part of Term)

Note 1: Remuneration for members of the Tribunal is paid in accordance with the following fee structure per case completed:

General Scheme — €160.84 per case

Prison Officer Scheme — €235.92 per case

€361.39 per Appeal Hearing

€272.39 per meeting

The Chairman is paid an annual fee of €2,062.38

Note 2: Individual expenses are not available. A per diem payment of €142.50 per visit / meeting, which is fully subject to tax, and vouched travel expenses of up to €30 per visit / meeting is paid to members of Visiting Committees.

Note 3: Members of the Parole Board receive an allowance of €7,695 per annum paid in quarterly instalments. A per diem payment of €149.75 is paid each quarter in respect of each visit to a prison for the purpose of interviewing prisoners in connection with the review of their case by the Parole Board subject to an overall limit of €12,600 per annum. PAYE and PRSI will be deducted at source from the quarterly allowances and per diem payments.

Note 4: Remuneration for members of the Tribunal is paid in accordance with the following fee structure per case completed:

Substantive cases (with oral hearing) €529

Substantive cases (determined on the basis of the file) €276

Accelerated appeals on paper (determined on the basis of the file) €276

Dublin Convention cases (determined on the basis of the file) €184

Where the case is withdrawn or the applicant fails to show €152