Departmental Appointments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 December 2010

Tuesday, 14 December 2010

Ceisteanna (127, 128)

Leo Varadkar

Ceist:

138 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will list all public appointments since 22 November 2010; in each case the remuneration both in salary, expenses and any other forms of compensation associated with each such appointment; the length of tenure in each case; if it was a re-appointment or a new appointment and if she will detail the selection process undertaken in each instance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47004/10]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Health and Children (Deputy Mary Harney)

Where fees are approved, there are four categories of fees payable to chairpersons and directors of state-sponsored bodies. The applicable category is determined by the salary of the CEO of the body relative to certain Civil Service salary scales. The applicable rates with effect from 1st January 2010 are:

Category	Chair	Director
	€	€
1	29,888	14,963
2	20,520	11,970
3	11,970	7,695
4	8,978	5,985

The appointments made since the 22nd November are as follows:

Board	Fees	Member	Term of Office	Appointment Details
Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal	Daily Rate of €992.68 plus VAT	Ms Karen Fergus SC	5 Years	Re-Appointment as decided by Minister
Irish Blood Transfusion Service Board	Category 3	Ms Helen O’Leary MB	3 Years	New Appointment on recommendation of CEO
Voluntary Health Insurance Board	Category 2	Ms Cathriona Hallahan	5 Years	New Appointment as decided by Minister

Leo Varadkar

Ceist:

139 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will list all public appointments that she is due to make between 14 December 2010 and 28 February 2011. [47019/10]

Minister for Health and Children (Deputy Mary Harney)

The following vacancies will arise between 14 December 2010 and 28 February 2011 are as follows:

Board	Number of Vacancies Arising
Advisory Committee for Human Medicines (IMB)	12
Advisory Committee for Veterinary Medicines (IMB)	12
Beaumont Hospital Board	2
Dublin Dental Hospital Board	14
Food Safety Consultative Council	23
Food Safety Authority of Ireland	1
Irish Medicines Board	8
Scientific Committee of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI)	15
Dental Council	4
Health Insurance Authority	5