Written answers
Wednesday, 18 September 2013
Department of Health
Ministerial Appointments
Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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1356. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all bodies, boards or committees under the remit of his Department to which ministerial appointments are made; the statutory provision providing for the making of such appointments in each case; the annual allowances or other payments made to the chairperson; the annual allowance or other payment made to an ordinary member; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37495/13]
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The following table sets out the bodies, boards under the remit of my Department to which I make appointments and the statutory provisions providing for the making of such appointments.
Bodies | Statutory Provision |
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Advisory Committee for Human Medicines (IMB) | Irish Medicines Board Act 1995, as amended |
Advisory Committee for Veterinary Medicines (IMB) | Irish Medicines Board Act 1995, as amended |
Advisory Committee for Medical Devices (IMB) | Irish Medicines Board Act 1995, as amended |
Beaumont Hospital Board | Beaumont Hospital (Establishment) Order (S.I. 255/1977) as amended |
Opticians Board | Opticians Act 1956 and 2003 |
Consultative Council on Hepatitis C | The Consultative Council on Hepatitis C (Establishment) Order 1996 (Amendment) Order 2013 |
Dental Council | Dentists Act, 1995 |
Dietitians Registration Board | Health and Social Care Professionals Act, 2005 |
Dublin Dental Hospital Board | Dublin Dental Hospital Board (Establishment) Order 1963, as amended |
Food Safety Authority of Ireland | Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act, 1998 |
Health and Social Care Professionals Council (CORU) | Health and Social Care Professionals Act, 2005 |
Health Information and Quality Authority | Health Act, 2007 |
Health Insurance Authority | Health Insurance Acts 1994-2009 |
Health Research Board | Health Research Board (Establishment) Order 1986, as amended |
Health Service Executive | Health Act, 2004 |
Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal | Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Act, 1997 |
Irish Blood Transfusion Service | The Blood Transfusion Service Board (Establishment) Order 1965 (Amendment) Order, 2000 (S.I No.22 of 2000) |
Irish Medicines Board | Irish Medicines Board Act 1995, as amended |
Leopardstown Park Hospital Board | Leopardstown Park Hospital Board (Establishment) Order, 1979 |
Medical Council | Medical Practitioners Act, 2007 |
Mental Health Commission | Mental Health Act, 2001 |
National Cancer Registry Board | National Cancer Registry Board (Establishment) Order, 1991 |
National Haemophilia Council | National Haemophilia Council (Establishment) Order, 2004 |
National Paediatric Hospital Development Board | National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (Establishment) Order, 2007 |
National Treatment Purchase Fund | National Treatment Purchase Fund (Establishment) Order, 2007 |
Occupational Therapists Registration Board | Health and Social Care Professionals Act, 2005 |
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland | Pharmacy Act, 2007 |
Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council | Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (Establishment) Order, 2007 |
Radiographers Registration Board | Health and Social Care Professionals Act, 2005 |
Scientific Committee of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland | Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act, 1998 |
Social Workers Registration Board | Health and Social Care Professionals Act, 2005 |
Speech and Language Therapists Registration Board | Health and Social Care Professionals Act, 2005 |
St James's Hospital Board | St James's Hospital Board (Establishment) Order, 1971 |
Tallaght Hospital Board | Tallaght Hospital Board (Establishment) Order, 1980 (Revocation) Order, 2006 |
The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland | Nurses and Midwives Act, 2011 |
Voluntary Health Insurance Board | Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act, 1996 |
With regard to board fees, there are four categories payable to chairpersons and directors of Non-Commercial State Agencies. The "one person one salary" principle provides that public servants acting as chairpersons or directors of state-sponsored bodies do not receive additional remuneration for undertaking such duties. Members of Boards are entitled to claim travel and subsistence as governed by the Travel and Subsistence Circulars issued by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Instead of the fees mentioned above, members of the Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal are paid a briefing fee of €10,000 when they take up their appointment and a daily rate of €845.00.
The approved annual rates in respect of those Boards to which I have made appointments and where board fees are payable are:
Category | Chair | Director |
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1 | €29,888 | €14,963 |
2 | €20,520 | €11,970 |
3 | €11,970 | €7,695 |
4 | €8,978 | €5,985 |
The boards for which fees are currently paid to members are as follows:
N/A
HIQA, VHI
Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Irish Blood Transfusion Service Board, Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland, National Treatment Purchase Fund, Health Research Board, Medical Council, Mental Health Commission.
Health & Social Care Professionals Council (Chair only), Health Insurance Authority.
It should also be noted that existing board members, and members appointed in the future are given the option to waive the related board fee on a discretionary basis.
Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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1357. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the boards, bodies or committees under the remit of his Department where there is currently a vacancy to be filled by ministerial appointment; if so, if the vacancy relates to the chairperson or an ordinary member or members, specifying the number of vacancies in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37510/13]
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The current number of vacancies on boards under the remit of my Department are as follows:
Board | Number of Vacancies | Positions |
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Dental Council | 1 | ordinary member |
Dietitians Registration Board | 1 | ordinary member |
Food Safety Authority of Ireland | 1 | ordinary member |
Health and Social Care Professionals Council (CORU) | 1 | ordinary member |
Health Research Board | 2 | ordinary members |
Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal | 7 | ordinary members |
Irish Blood Transfusion Service | 1 | ordinary member |
Leopardstown Park Hospital Board | 2 | ordinary members |
National Cancer Registry Board | 2 | ordinary members |
National Treatment Purchase Fund | 2 | ordinary members |
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland | 3 | ordinary members |
Social Workers Registration Board | 2 | ordinary members |
Voluntary Health Insurance Board | 1 | ordinary members |
Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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1358. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the bodies, boards or committees under the remit of his Department where there is anticipated to be a vacancy within the next six months to be filled by ministerial appointment; if so, if the anticipated vacancy relates to the chairperson or an ordinary member or members, specifying the number of anticipated vacancies in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37525/13]
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The following is a list of boards under the remit of my Department showing vacancies arising in the next 6 months.
Board | Number of Vacancies | Position |
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Beaumont Hospital Board | 8 | 1 Chairperson, 7 ordinary members |
Food Safety Authority of Ireland | 3 | ordinary members |
Health and Social Care Professionals Council (CORU) | 3 | ordinary members |
Irish Blood Transfusion Service | 2 | ordinary members |
Irish Medicines Board | 4 | ordinary members |
Leopardstown Park Hospital Board | 1 | ordinary member |
National Haemophilia Council | 1 | ordinary member |
National Treatment Purchase Fund | 6 | ordinary members |
Radiographers Registration Board | 7 | 1 Chairperson, 6 ordinary members |
Voluntary Health Insurance Board | 1 | ordinary member |
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