I wish to advise the Deputy that since taking office on 9th March 2011 I have made 35 appointments to the boards of bodies under the aegis of my Department and the Minister of State, Deputy O’ Dowd, T.D., has made 10 appointments. Details of the 45 appointments are set out below together with details of the remuneration which may be paid in respect of such appointments.
The Deputy will be aware that the One Person One Salary policy introduced by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform provides that serving public sector employees are not eligible to receive remuneration in relation to their membership of boards of State bodies. The Deputy will also be aware that non-public sector board members may choose to voluntarily waive their fees as a matter of personal choice in recognition of the current difficult economic circumstances. Both of these policy initiatives of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform have been brought to the attention of the bodies under the aegis of my Department. Consequently, the remuneration details in the table below refer to fees that may be payable and are not indicative of fees actually being received by board members. The payment of board members’ expenses is an operational matter for each State body.
In addition since these appointments were made one of the members of the board of SEAI, Michael Conlon, has resigned.
TABLE
Body
|
Appointee
|
Fee Band
|
An Post
|
Mr Donal Connell
Mr James Wrynn
Mr Paul Henry
|
Category 1
Chair: €31,500
Director: €15,750
|
Bord na Móna
|
Ms Denise Cronin
Mr. John Horgan
Ms Elaine Treacy
|
Category 2
Chair: €21,600
Director: €12,600
|
EirGrid
|
Dr Gary Healy
Ms Regina Moran
Mr Liam O’Halloran
Ms Bride Rosney
Ms Doireann Barry*
|
Category 2
Chair: €21,600
Director: €12,600
|
ESB
|
Ms Noreen Wright
Mr Seamus Mallon
|
Category 1
Chair: €31,500
Director: €15,750
|
Irish National Petroleum Corporation (INPC)
|
Mr Sean Fitzgerald
Mr Vincent Caffrey
Ms Aoife MacEvilly
Mr Aidan Donnelly
|
Category 2
Chair: €21,600
Director: €12,600
|
National Oil Reserves Agency (NORA)
|
Ms Aoife MacEvilly
|
Category 4
Chair: €8,978
Director: €5,985
|
TG4
|
Mr. Micheál Seoighe
Ms. Mairéad Ní Cheoinín
Mr. Joe Connolly
Mr. Des Geraghty
Ms. Andra Ní alaithe
Ms Mairead Nic Suibhne
Ms. Michelle Ní Chróinín
Siún Ní Raghallaigh
|
Category 2
Chair: €21,600
Director: €12,600
|
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)
|
Ms Julie O’Neill
Mr. Edgar Morgenroth
Mr. Michael Conlon
Ms. Anne Farrell
Mr. Declan Waugh
Ms. Michelle Green
Mr. Brian Carroll
|
Category 3
Chair: €11,970
Director: €7,695
|
Digital Hub Development Agency (DHDA)
|
Mr. Paul Holden
Mr. Seamus Ratigan
|
Category 3
Chair: €11,970
Director: €7,695
|
Ordnance Survey Ireland OSI
|
Mr. Ronan O’Reilly
Ms. Anne Butler
Mr. Robin Simpson
Dr. Enda Howley
Dr. Denis Keliher
Ms. Marion Coy
Mr. Justin Gleeson
Ms Sandra Ryan
Mr. Padraic Jordan
Mr. Oliver Hickey
|
Category 3
Chair: €11,970
Director: €7,695
|
*No fee applicable