Written answers
Tuesday, 23 October 2012
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Appointments to State Boards
Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was appointed; if the position entitles the holder to remuneration and if so the amount in each case; if the appointment was made in accordance with new procedures whereby Departments has to invite expressions of interest from the public in vacancies on the boards under their aegis. [45807/12]
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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National Consumer Agency Board Member | Date of appointment | Publicly Advertised | Remuneration/Fees |
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Stephen Costello (Chairperson) | Reappointed 1 May 2012 | No | €20,520 |
Eugene Gallagher | Appointed 6 May 2012 | Yes | €11,970 |
Isolde Goggin | Appointed 30 November 2011 | No (ex offico) | n/a |
Robin O’Sullivan | Reappointed 6 May 2012 | No | €11,970 |
Colleen Savage | Appointed 6 May 2012 | Yes | €11,970 |
Competition Authority Agency Board Member | Date of appointment | Publicly Advertised | Remuneration/Fees |
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Declan Purcell Re-appointment (since retired) | 1st July 2011 | No | see * below |
Isolde Goggin | 1st October 2011 | Yes | see * below |
Noreen Mackey (temporary member) | July 2011 | No | see * below |
David McFadden (temporary member) | July 2011 | No | see * below |
Ciarán Quigley (temporary) | 9th August 2011 | No | see * below |
Stephen Caulkins | December 2011 | Yes | see * below |
Gerald Fitzgerald | December 2011 | Yes | see * below |
Patrick Kenny | January 2011 | Yes | see * below |
*The Chairperson and Members of the Competition Authority are appointed on a full time basis. The Chairperson is paid at a salary level equivalent to Deputy Secretary General Grade while members are paid a salary equivalent to Assistant Secretary Grade.
Shannon Development Agency Board Member | Date of appointment | Publicly Advertised | Remuneration/Fees |
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Stephen Curran | 23rd February 2012 | No (Department Representative) | n/a |
Forfás Agency Board Member | Date of appointment | Publicly Advertised | Remuneration/Fees |
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John Murphy | 18th Jan 2012 | No (Department Representative) | n/a |
Professor Mark Ferguson | 18th Jan 2012 | No (ex officio) | n/a |
Health and Safety Authority Agency Board Member | Date of appointment | Publicly Advertised | Remuneration/Fees |
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John Newham | 10th April 2012 | No (Department Representative required under legislation) | n/a |
IDA Ireland Agency Board Member | Date of appointment | Publicly Advertised | Remuneration/Fees |
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Dermot Curran | 9th July 2012 | No (Department Representative) | n/a |
Alan W. Gray | 25th January 2012 | Yes | €11,970 (waived) |
Mary Campbell | 25th January 2012 | Yes | €11,970 |
Peter Cassells | 23rd May 2012 | Yes | €11,970 |
IAASA Agency Board Member | Date of appointment | Publicly Advertised | Remuneration/Fees |
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Deirdre Behan | 3rd Jan 2012 | No | n/a |
Marie Daly | 3rd Jan 2012 | No | €7,695 |
Mairead Devine | 3rd Jan 2012 | No | n/a |
Sean Hawkshaw | 3rd Jan 2012 | No | €7,695 |
David Martin | 30th May 2011 | No | €7,695 |
Sylvia McNeece | 3rd Jan 2012 | No | n/a |
Kevin O'Donovan | 30th May 2011 | No | €7,695 |
Conor O'Mahony | 1st March 2012 | No (nominated by the Director of Corporate Enforcement) | n/a |
Muireann O'Neill | 1st Sep 2012 | Yes | €7,695 |
Note:
The appointments which were not advertised were made in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Act 2003 which provides that certain bodies specified in the Act shall nominate members to the board of IAASA. Therefore it was not appropriate to advertise the posts.
Enterprise Ireland Agency Board Member | Date of appointment | Publicly Advertised | Remuneration/Fees |
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Amanda Pratt | 10th October 2012 | Yes | €11,970 |
Clare Dunne | 10th October 2012 | No (Department Representative) | n/a |
Colum Horgan | 15th October 2012 | Yes | €11,970 |
Geoff Meagher | 15th October 2012 | Yes | €11,970 |
NSAI Agency Board Member | Date of appointment | Publicly Advertised | Remuneration/Fees |
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Terry Landers | 6 March 2012 | Yes | €7,695 |
Barbara O'Leary | 6 March 2012 | Yes | n/a |
Anne Clarke | 14 April 2012 | No (staff representative) | n/a |
Kieran Cox | 14 April 2012 | No (staff representative) | n/a |
Personal Injuries Assessment Board Agency Board Member | Date of appointment | Publicly Advertised | Remuneration/Fees |
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Ann Fitzgerald | 8 Sep 2011 | No – ex officio | n/a |
Breda Power | 26 Oct 2011 | No (Department representative) | n/a |
Martin Naughton | 5 April 2012 | No – ICTU Representative | €11,340 |
Dr. Fionnuala O'Loughlin | 1 August 2012 | Yes | n/a |
John Lynch | 1 August 2012 | Yes | €11,340 |
InterTradeIreland Agency Board Member | Date of appointment | Publicly Advertised | Remuneration/Fees |
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Martin Cronin, Chairperson | 13 December 2011 | No | €11,970 |
John Corbett | 13 December 2011 | No | €7,695 |
Kevin Norton | 13 December 2011 | No | €7,695 |
Mairead Sorenson | 13 December 2011 | No | €7,695 |
Brendan Butler | 13 December 2011 | No | €7,695 |
Patricia McKeown | 13 December 2011 | No | €7,695 |
Note:
InterTradeIreland's Board is made up of six representatives each from Ireland and Northern Ireland. The Board members are nominated by the relevant Minister and appointed by the North South Ministerial Council (NSMC). InterTradeIreland's Board expired in December 2011 and new Board members were appointed by the NSMC, as nominated by the two sponsoring Ministers, with effect from 13 December 2011.
Science Foundation Ireland Agency Board Member | Date of appointment | Publicly Advertised | Remuneration/Fees |
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Dr. Rita Colwell | July 2011 | No | €11,970 |
Professor Martina Newell McLoughlin | July 2011 | No | €11,970 |
Dermot Curran | September 2012 | No (Department Representative) | n/a |
Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of chairs of State boards that have been appointed since the Government came into office; if there is a remuneration for the position and if so the amount of same; if the appointee was required to go before Oireachtas Committees to discuss what they have to offer to the particular Board or Committee to which they are being appointed. [45823/12]
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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National Consumer Agency
I reappointed Mr Stephen Costello as Chairperson to the National Consumer Agency on the 1st May 2012. As a category 2 State Body, Mr Costello is entitled to a fee of €20,520.
Competition Authority
While it does not have a typical board structure, the Competition Authority consists of a Chairperson and up to four other members who act as an executive board. The Competition Acts 2002 to 2012 set out the requirements pertaining to appointments to the Authority. Since coming into office, I re-appointed Mr Declan Purcell as Chairperson of the Competition Authority on 1st July 2011 and following his retirement, I subsequently appointed Ms Isolde Goggin as Chairperson on 1st October 2011, following a competition conducted by the Public Appointments Service. The Chairperson of the Authority is paid at a salary level equivalent to Deputy Secretary General Grade. Mr Costello and Ms Goggin were not required to go before Oireachtas Committees in relation to their appointments.
InterTradeIreland
The chairman of the board Martin Cronin was appointed on 13 Dec 2011, however there is no requirement for the appointee to the position of Chair of ITI to appear before an Oireachtas Committee as part of the North South Ministerial Council appointments process. As a category 3 State Body, Mr Cronin is entitled to a fee of €11,970.
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