A total of fifteen special advisers were appointed in my Department between June 1997 and February 2011, three of these being female. In line with Ministerial Guidelines issued by the Department of Finance remuneration for Special Advisers is based on the Principal Officer (standard) scale currently:
€80,051 – €83,337 — €86,604 – €89,898 – €92,672.
Between 1997 and February 2011 Special Advisers' pay in this Department generally ranged from first point of the Principal Officer (PO) payscale to the maximum of that scale. Where there were exceptions to this rule they are reflected in the attached table:
|
Special Adviser
|
Gender
|
From
|
To
|
Salary at commencement date
|
|
1
|
Male
|
15/1/01
|
29/9/04
|
£70,000 per annum (p.a.)
|
|
1
|
Male
|
1/7/97
|
28/10/03
|
£45,786 p.a.– maximum of PO Higher payscale
|
|
1 Press Adviser
|
Male
|
12/1/98
|
1/12/99
|
Assistant Principal (AP) Salary plus 10% attraction allowance
|
|
1
|
Male
|
1/12/99
|
29/9/04
|
PO payscale (maximum) £62,112 p.a.
|
|
1
|
Male
|
29/9/04
|
6/5/08
|
€75,042 p.a. – 2nd point of PO Standard payscale + 10% attraction allowance
|
|
1
|
Female
|
29/9/04
|
6/5/08
|
€83,707 p.a. – 5th point of PO Standard payscale
|
|
1
|
Female
|
29/9/94
|
3/11/06
|
€78,075 p.a. – 3rd point of PO Standard payscale
|
|
1
|
Male
|
11/12/06
|
19/5/08
|
€78,066 p.a. – 1st point of PO Standard payscale
|
|
1
|
Male
|
6/11/07
|
13/5/08
|
€80,016 p.a. – 1st point of PO Standard payscale
|
|
1
|
Male
|
7/5/08
|
21/4/09
|
€94,740 p.a. – 4th point of PO Standard payscale
|
|
1
|
Male
|
28/7/08
|
21/4/09
|
€91,170 p.a. – 3rd point of PO Standard payscale
|
|
1
|
Male
|
7/5/08
|
21/4/09
|
€64,565 p.a. – 1st point of AP Standard payscale – adjusted to 1st point of PO Standard Payscale after 2 years
|
|
1
|
Male
|
13/5/08
|
21/4/09
|
€87,628 p.a. – 2nd point of PO Standard payscale
|
|
1
|
Female
|
23/3/10
|
20/1/11
|
€94,496 p.a. – 4th point of PO Standard payscale
|
|
1
|
Male
|
23/3/10
|
20/1/11
|
€83,337 p.a. – 2nd point of PO Standard payscale
|
APPOINTMENTS TO STATE BOARDS
Health and Safety Authority
The appointments made to the Board of the Health and Safety Authority reflect occasions when the Board needed to be renewed in line with statutory provisions and also reflect replacements due to vacancies arising from time to time.
|
Agency
|
Year
|
Number of Appointments
|
Male
|
% Male
|
Female
|
% Female
|
|
Health and Safety Authority
|
June to Dec 1997
|
Nil
|
|
|
|
|
|
1998
|
12
|
9
|
75
|
3
|
25
|
|
1999
|
Nil
|
|
|
|
|
|
2000
|
2
|
2
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
2001
|
12
|
8
|
66.6
|
4
|
33.3
|
|
2002
|
1
|
1
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
2003
|
Nil
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004
|
11
|
7
|
64
|
4
|
36
|
|
2005
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
100
|
|
2006
|
Nil
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
11
|
6
|
55
|
5
|
45
|
|
2008
|
1
|
1
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
2009
|
Nil
|
|
|
|
|
|
2010
|
12
|
9
|
75
|
3
|
25
|
|
January-February 2011
|
Nil
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
63
|
43
|
68
|
20
|
32
|
Labour Relations Commission Board
|
Year
|
Total Number of Appointments
|
Male
|
% Male
|
Female
|
% Female
|
|
1997
|
Nil
|
|
|
|
|
|
1998
|
1
|
1
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
1999
|
Nil
|
|
|
|
|
|
2000
|
8
|
5
|
71
|
2
|
29
|
|
2001
|
Nil
|
|
|
|
|
|
2002
|
Nil
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003
|
7
|
5
|
71
|
2
|
29
|
|
2004
|
1
|
1
|
100
|
0
|
100
|
|
2005
|
Nil
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
7
|
6
|
86
|
1
|
14
|
|
2007
|
1
|
1
|
100
|
0
|
100
|
|
2008
|
Nil
|
|
|
|
|
|
2009
|
7
|
6
|
86
|
1
|
14
|
|
2010-2011
|
Nil
|
|
|
|
|
Patents Office
|
Board
|
Year
|
Number Appointed
|
Male
|
%
|
Female
|
%
|
|
Patent Agents Registration Board
|
1998
|
4
|
4
|
100
|
0
|
—
|
|
2001
|
5
|
4
|
80
|
1
|
20
|
|
2004
|
5
|
3
|
60
|
2
|
40
|
|
2007
|
5
|
3
|
60
|
2
|
40
|
|
2010
|
5
|
3
|
60
|
2
|
40
|
|
Trade Mark Agents Registration Board
|
1998
|
4
|
4
|
100
|
0
|
—
|
|
2001
|
5
|
5
|
100
|
0
|
—
|
|
2004
|
5
|
4
|
80
|
1
|
20
|
|
2007
|
5
|
4
|
80
|
1
|
20
|
|
2010
|
5
|
5
|
100
|
0
|
—
|
Members of the Patent and Trade Mark Agents Registration Boards are appointed every three years by the Minister for a period of three years.
Science Foundation Ireland
Science Foundation Ireland was established under the Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Act of 2003 which provides for a maximum of 12 Board members.
Members are appointed by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation with the approval of the Minister for Finance and in consultation with the Minister for Education and Skills. Section 9 of the 2003 legislation underpinning SFI provides for the retirement of 2 members of the Board each year.
In the period since its establishment in 2003 there have been 34 appointments to the Board of SFI with 22 being male and 12 being female.
|
Agency
|
Year
|
Number Appointed
|
Male
|
%
|
Female
|
%
|
|
Science Foundation Ireland
|
2003
|
13
|
8
|
61
|
5
|
39
|
|
2004
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
100
|
|
2005
|
2
|
2
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
2006
|
5
|
3
|
60
|
2
|
40
|
|
2007
|
4
|
3
|
75
|
1
|
25
|
|
2008
|
4
|
3
|
75
|
1
|
25
|
|
2009
|
2
|
1
|
50
|
1
|
50
|
|
2010
|
2
|
2
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
Intertrade Ireland
All appointments to North/South bodies, including InterTradeIreland, are made by the North South Ministerial Council. Nominations are generally made on a 50-50 basis; 50% by the Northern Ireland Executive, and 50% by the (Irish) Government.
|
Agency
|
Year
|
Number Appointed
|
Male
|
%
|
Female
|
%
|
|
InterTradeIreland
|
1999
|
6
|
3
|
50
|
3
|
50
|
|
2002
|
6
|
3
|
50
|
3
|
50
|
|
2005
|
6
|
3
|
50
|
3
|
50
|
|
2006
|
6
|
3
|
50
|
3
|
50
|
|
2007
|
6
|
5
|
83
|
1
|
17
|
IDA Ireland
There were 25 appointments to the Board of IDA between June 1997 and February 2011, of which 11 were reappointments.
|
Agency
|
Year
|
Number Appointed
|
Male
|
%
|
Female
|
%
|
|
IDA Ireland
|
1998
|
2
|
2
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
1999
|
3
|
3
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
2000
|
3
|
2
|
66
|
1
|
33
|
|
2001
|
2
|
2
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
2002
|
2
|
1
|
50
|
1
|
50
|
|
2003
|
2
|
1
|
50
|
1
|
50
|
|
2004
|
1
|
1
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
2005
|
1
|
1
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
2006
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
100
|
|
2007
|
2
|
1
|
50
|
1
|
50
|
|
2008
|
1
|
1
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
2009
|
1
|
1
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
2010
|
3
|
2
|
66
|
1
|
33
|
|
2011
|
1
|
1
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
Shannon Development
There were 38 appointments to the Board of Shannon Development during the period June 1997 to February 2011, 11 of which were reappointments.
|
Agency
|
Year
|
Number Appointed
|
Male
|
%
|
Female
|
%
|
|
Shannon Development
|
1997
|
2
|
1
|
50
|
1
|
50
|
|
1998
|
3
|
2
|
67
|
1
|
33
|
|
1999
|
3
|
3
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
2000
|
4
|
2
|
50
|
2
|
50
|
|
2001
|
0
|
0
|
—
|
0
|
—
|
|
2002
|
3
|
2
|
67
|
1
|
33
|
|
2003
|
1
|
1
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
2004
|
3
|
3
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
2005
|
3
|
2
|
67
|
1
|
33
|
|
2006
|
3
|
1
|
33
|
2
|
67
|
|
2007
|
2
|
1
|
50
|
1
|
50
|
|
2008
|
2
|
2
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
2009
|
3
|
3
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
2010
|
2
|
2
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
Enterprise Ireland
|
Agency
|
Year
|
Number Appointed
|
Male
|
%
|
Female
|
%
|
|
Enterprise Ireland
|
1997
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
1998
|
9
|
7
|
78
|
2
|
22
|
|
1999
|
1
|
1
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
2000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2001
|
3
|
1
|
33
|
2
|
67
|
|
2002
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2003
|
1
|
1
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
2004
|
2
|
1
|
50
|
1
|
50
|
|
2005
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2006
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2007
|
2
|
2
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
2008
|
6
|
4
|
67
|
2
|
33
|
|
2009
|
2
|
1
|
50
|
1
|
50
|
|
2010
|
2
|
1
|
50
|
1
|
50
|
|
2011
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
National Standards Authority of Ireland
|
Agency
|
Year
|
Number Appointed
|
Male
|
%
|
Female
|
%
|
|
National Standards Authority of Ireland
|
1997
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1998
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
100
|
|
1999
|
3
|
2
|
67
|
1
|
33
|
|
2000
|
3
|
2
|
67
|
1
|
33
|
|
2001
|
4
|
2
|
50
|
2
|
50
|
|
2002
|
4
|
2
|
50
|
2
|
50
|
|
2003
|
7
|
6
|
86
|
1
|
14
|
|
2004
|
4
|
3
|
75
|
1
|
25
|
|
2005
|
3
|
2
|
67
|
1
|
33
|
|
2006
|
3
|
2
|
67
|
1
|
33
|
|
2007
|
4
|
3
|
75
|
1
|
25
|
|
2008
|
4
|
1
|
25
|
3
|
75
|
|
2009
|
3
|
3
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
2010
|
4
|
3
|
75
|
1
|
25
|
|
2011
|
|
|
|
|
|
These figures include reappointments
Tyndall National Institute
The Tyndall National Institute was established in 2004 to provide Ireland with a national capability for research and development in information and communication technologies (ICT) hardware. The ICT research activities are focussed on three interrelated technical areas, identified as critical for Ireland in the future:
— Micro/Nanoelectronics,
— Microsystems,
— Photonics.
Tyndall receives an annual core grant from DETI to cover costs of maintaining facilities, the functions of the Board and salaries of key strategic personnel. The DETI grant for 2011 is €3 million
There were 16 appointments to the Tyndall Board in the period in question. 13 were male and 3 were female.
|
Agency
|
Year
|
Number Appointed
|
Male
|
%
|
Female
|
%
|
|
Tyndall National Institute
|
2004
|
10
|
9
|
90
|
1
|
10
|
|
2005
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
100
|
|
2006
|
1
|
1
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
2007
|
1
|
1
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
2008
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2009
|
2
|
2
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
2010
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
100
|
Competition Authority
These numbers include reappointments.
|
Number of appointments
|
Male
|
%
|
Female
|
%
|
|
1997
|
0
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
1998
|
1
|
1
|
100
|
—
|
—
|
|
1999
|
0
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
2000
|
2
|
2
|
100
|
—
|
—
|
|
2001
|
2
|
2
|
50
|
1
|
50
|
|
2002
|
1
|
1
|
100
|
0
|
—
|
|
2003
|
1
|
1
|
100
|
0
|
—
|
|
2004
|
0
|
—
|
|
0
|
—
|
|
2005
|
2
|
2
|
100
|
0
|
—
|
|
2006
|
4
|
3
|
75
|
1
|
25
|
|
2007
|
0
|
—
|
|
0
|
—
|
|
2008
|
0
|
—
|
|
0
|
—
|
|
2009
|
0
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
2010
|
3 temporary appointments
|
2
|
66.6
|
1
|
33.3
|
|
2011
|
3 temporary appointments
|
2
|
66.6
|
1
|
33.3
|
National Consumer Agency (NCA)
The National Consumer Agency was established in 2007
|
Number of appointments
|
Male
|
%
|
Female
|
%
|
|
2007
|
12 plus the CEO.
|
8
|
55
|
5
|
45
|
|
2008
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
2009
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
2010
|
4
|
2
|
50
|
2
|
50
|
|
2011
|
0 to end February 2011
|
|
|
|
|
Personal Injuries Assessment Board
The Personal Injuries Assessment Board was established in April 2004. During the period between its establishment and February 2011 there have been 26 appointments made to the Board.
|
Number of appointments
|
Male
|
%
|
Female
|
%
|
|
2004
|
11
|
6
|
55
|
5
|
45
|
|
2005
|
0
|
|
|
—
|
—
|
|
2006
|
2
|
1
|
50
|
1
|
50
|
|
2007
|
0
|
|
|
—
|
—
|
|
2008
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
2009
|
10
|
6
|
60
|
4
|
40
|
|
2010
|
2
|
2
|
100
|
0
|
—
|
|
2011
|
1 to end February 2011
|
1
|
100
|
|
|
Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority
The Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority was established in January 2006. During the period between its establishment in January 2006 and February 2011 there have been 29 appointments made to the Board.
|
Number of appointments
|
Male
|
%
|
Female
|
%
|
|
2006
|
15
|
11
|
73
|
4
|
27
|
|
2007
|
2
|
2
|
100
|
—
|
—
|
|
2009
|
5
|
4
|
80
|
1
|
20
|
|
2010
|
4
|
3
|
75
|
1
|
25
|
|
2011
|
3
|
3
|
100
|
—
|
—
|
Forfás
A total of 47 appointments were made to the board of Forfas in the period 1 June 1997 to end February 2011 including 9ex officio appointments.
Forfás Board Appointments
|
Year
|
Number Appointed
|
Male
|
%
|
Female %
|
|
1997
|
3
|
3
|
100
|
0
|
|
1998
|
3
|
3
|
100
|
0
|
|
1999
|
3
|
2
|
67
|
133
|
|
2000
|
2
|
2
|
100
|
0
|
|
2001
|
3
|
1
|
33
|
267
|
|
2002
|
3
|
3
|
100
|
0
|
|
2003
|
4
|
4
|
100
|
0
|
|
2004
|
4
|
4
|
100
|
0
|
|
2005
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2,100
|
|
2006
|
4
|
3
|
75
|
125
|
|
2007
|
3
|
3
|
100
|
0
|
|
2008
|
3
|
3
|
100
|
0
|
|
2009
|
2
|
1
|
50
|
150
|
|
2010
|
6
|
5
|
83
|
117
|
|
2011
|
2
|
2
|
100
|
0
|
|
47
|
39
|
|
8
|
Ratio of Male to Female Appointments in period 5:1 approx.
Notes
1. Includes reappointments
2. During this period there were 9 ex officio appointments (only one of which was female). Excluding the ex officio appointments the ratio of male to female appointments is approximately 4.4 : 1
Nitrigin Eireann Teoranta
|
Year
|
Number Appointed
|
Male
|
%
|
Female
|
%
|
|
Nitrigin Eireann Teoranta
|
1997
|
3
|
2
|
67
|
1
|
33
|
|
1998
|
3
|
2
|
67
|
1
|
33
|
|
1999
|
2
|
2
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
2000
|
3
|
2
|
67
|
1
|
33
|
|
2001
|
0
|
0
|
—
|
0
|
—
|
|
2002
|
6
|
6
|
100
|
0
|
—
|
|
2003
|
1
|
1
|
100
|
0
|
—
|
|
2004
|
0
|
0
|
—
|
0
|
—
|
|
2005
|
0
|
0
|
—
|
0
|
—
|
|
2006
|
0
|
0
|
—
|
0
|
—
|
|
2007
|
0
|
0
|
—
|
0
|
—
|
|
2008
|
0
|
0
|
—
|
0
|
—
|
Company dissolved on 1 December 2008
