Details relating to the membership of non-commercial State agency boards under the aegis of the Department of Education and Skills are included in the attached table, which includes reference to the relevant statutory provision for those bodies that are constituted on a statutory footing.
Details relating to the annual fees (if any) can be downloaded from my Department's website: http://www.education.ie/en/The-Department/Agencies/Details-of-Membership-of-State-Boards/Board-Fees.pdf
The day to day management of agencies, including the payment of travel and subsistence expenses in accordance with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform guidelines, is a matter for the management of each agency and is generally available in the annual reports and accounts of agencies.Additional information is available from the websites of the bodies in question, and information on an annual basis is generally collated in their annual reports which are available on their websites.
An Chomhairle um Oideachais Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (COGG)
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Section 31 of the Education Act 1998
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Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (CICA)
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Section 6(2) of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act 2000
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FÁS (pending establishment of SOLAS)
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Part I of the Schedule to the Labour Services Act 1987 as amended by Section 9 of the Labour Services (Amendment) Act 2009
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Grangegorman Development Agency
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Section 17(4) of the Grangegorman Development Agency Act 2005
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Higher Education Authority (HEA)
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Article 3(1) of the Schedule to the Higher Education Authority Act 1971
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Irish Research Council
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Not a statutory body
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Léargas - The Exchange Bureau
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Articles 2-5 of the company's articles of association regarding membership, Articles 29-40 regarding directorship; company's articles of association filed in 1994 in accordance with the Companies Acts 1963-2012
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National Centre for Guidance in Education (NCGE)
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Not a statutory body; operates as a sub-board of Léargas
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National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA)
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Schedule to the Education Act 1998 (Composition of National Council for Curriculum and Assessment) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 131 of 2009)
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National Council for Special Education (NCSE)
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Section 21 of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004
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Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI)
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Article 2(5) of Schedule 1, Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012
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Residential Institution Redress Board (RIRB)
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Section 6 of the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002
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Residential Institution Review Committee (RIRC)
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Section 14 of the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 as amended by Section 34 of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Act 2005
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Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board
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Section 11(2) of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012
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Skillnets Ltd
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Appointed under the company's Articles of Association, which were filed in 1998 and amended in 1999 and 2005 in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Acts 1963-2012
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State Examinations Commission (SEC)
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Article 7(3) of the State Examinations Commission (Establishment) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 373/2003)
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The Teaching Council
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Section 8 of the Teaching Council Act 2001
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Note: Not all members of FÁS receive remuneration for their membership of the Authority
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Note: the board fee for membership of the HEA is the rate applicable to the Board but not all members would receive this, e.g. public servants are subject to abatement rules.
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