The information about special advisers sought by the Deputy is set out in the table below. A total of 11 appointments were made, of which one was female.
|
Number and Gender
|
Remuneration (Gross) for duration of appointment
|
|
1 Male
|
€280,528.25
|
|
1 Male
|
€31,555.00
|
|
1 Female
|
€202,486.75
|
|
1 Male
|
€351,279.38
|
|
1 Male
|
€253,599.13
|
|
1 Male
|
€348,711.57
|
|
1 Male
|
€339,641.50
|
|
1 Male
|
€228,655.53
|
|
1 Male
|
€207,612.68 + £67,685.54
|
|
1 Male
|
£114,084.23
|
|
1 Male
|
£9,849.13
|
There are currently four bodies operating under the aegis of the Department of Foreign Affairs to which the Minister makes appointments and the information requested by the Deputy on appointments to these bodies during the period in question is provided below. These are the Development Education Advisory Committee, the Irish Aid Expert Advisory Group, the Emigrant Services Advisory Committee and the Ireland-United States Commission for Educational Exchange (the Fulbright Commission). Six other bodies, which are no longer in existence, had appointments made to them during the period in question. These were the Hunger Task Force, the Advisory Board for Irish Aid (ABIA), the Agency for Personal Service Overseas (APSO), the Irish Refugee Agency, the National Committee for Development Education (NCDE) and the Cultural Relations Committee (CRC). It has not been possible, in the time available, to include information in relation to the Irish Refugee Agency, the NCDE or the CRC, which ceased to exist in 2001.
|
Body
|
Year
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
The Board of the Ireland — United States Commission for Educational Exchange — (The Fulbright Commission)
|
1996
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
|
1998
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
|
2000
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
|
2002
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
|
2004/05
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
|
2006/07
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
|
2008/09
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
|
2010
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
|
Development Education Advisory Committee
|
2003
|
7
|
6
|
13
|
|
2005
|
11
|
5
|
16
|
|
2007
|
7
|
6
|
13
|
|
2010
|
4
|
6
|
10
|
|
Irish Aid Expert Advisory Group
|
2010
|
4
|
2
|
6
|
|
Emigrant Services Advisory Committee — note: two Officers of the Embassy in London also serve on the Committee.
|
2003/04
|
5
|
6
|
11
|
|
2008
|
7
|
4
|
11
|
|
2009
|
7
|
3
|
10
|
|
2011
|
8
|
3
|
11
|
|
Previous Bodies
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Hunger Task Force
|
2007
|
10
|
6
|
16
|
|
The Advisory Board for Irish Aid (ABIA)
|
2002
|
9
|
3
|
12
|
|
2005
|
3
|
4
|
7
|
|
The Agency for Personal Service Overseas (APSO) — note: the information across relates to the Board members as at the 31 December each year, rather than the year appointments were made.
|
1997/98
|
5
|
6
|
11
|
|
1999
|
5
|
6
|
11
|
|
2000
|
8
|
3
|
11
|
|
2001
|
6
|
5
|
11
|
|
2002
|
7
|
3
|
10
|
|
2003
|
7
|
4
|
11
|
|
Total
|
|
137
|
95
|
232
|
