Details on membership in 2011 are set out in the Board's Annual Report for last year which I published recently and is available on my Department's website at www.justice.ie. At the same time, I announced four appointments, all of whom have a diverse wealth of experience and knowledge which they will bring to their roles. That experience is outlined fully in the biographical details of each individual supplied in the press release accompanying the report's publication. Bodies represented on the Board in an ex-officio capacity include my Department, the Irish Prison Service and the Probation Service.
The chairman is paid a fee of €11,970 per annum. In addition to an annual fee of €7,695, members are paid a per diem fee of €149.75 per prison interview for conducting prisoner interviews. An annual fee has not been paid to ex-officio members since 1st November, 2011. Travel and subsistence payments are made in accordance with civil service guidelines.
The total amount paid in 2011 was €115,039 broken down as follows:-
Fees
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€85,928
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Per Diem
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€7,188
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Travel & Subsistence
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€21,923.
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Of the individuals concerned, the highest payment to any member was €14,560.47.