Written answers
Tuesday, 22 March 2005
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Ministerial Appointments
8:00 pm
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 207: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of appointments to public boards and bodies under the aegis of his Department that he has made for the past three years; if such appointments are salaried; if so, the salary details for each category of appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9105/05]
Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following table:
| An Post | ||
| Board Member | Appointment Date | Expiry Date |
| Ms Margaret McGinley (Chairperson) | 04.02.2003 | 03.02.2008 |
| Mr. Donal Curtin (Chief Executive) | 14.07.2003 | 13.07.2008 |
| Ms Alice O'Flynn (re-appointed) | 27.05.2002 | 26.05.2007 |
| Mr. John Quinlivan | 09.05.2003 | 08.05.2008 |
| Ms Cathy Herbert | 04.02.2003 | 03.02.2008 |
| Mr. Peter Wyer (re-appointed) | 04.02.2003 | 03.02.2008 |
| Mr. Paul Kavanagh | 27.05.2002 | 26.05.2007 |
| Mr. James Alan Sloane (Postmaster Director) | 01.01.2004 | 31.12.2006 |
| Mr. James Hyland | 11.12.2003 | 10.12.2008 |
| Elected Employee Members | ||
| Mr. Jerry Condon | 01.11.2004 | 31.10.2008 |
| Mr. Patrick Compton | 01.11.2004 | 31.10.2008 |
| Mr. Patrick Davoren | 01.11.2004 | 31.10.2008 |
| Mr. Thomas Devlin | 01.11.2004 | 31.10.2008 |
| Mr. Terry Keller | 01.11.2004 | 31.10.2008 |
| Fees: Chair €19,046.07* Director: €12,697.38. | ||
| *Per diem allowance of €635 sanctioned for additional attendance, up to limit of €50,000 per annum. |
| Aquaculture Licence Appeals Board | ||
| Board Member | Appointment Date | Expiry Date |
| Mr. Conleth Bradley B.L. (Chairperson) | 17.07.03 | 16.07.08 |
| Mr. Sean Murphy | 01.01.05 | 31.12.07 |
| Mr. Lorcan Ó Cinneide | 01.01.05 | 31.12.07 |
| Mr. Mario J. Minehane | 01.01.05 | 31.12.07 |
| Ms Mary McMahon | 01.01.05 | 31.12.06 |
| Ms Karin Dubsky | 01.01.05 | 31.12.06 |
| Mr. Damian McDonald | 01.01.05 | 31.12.06 |
| Fees: Chair: €7,618.43 Member: €5,078.95. |
| Bord Iascaigh Mhara | ||
| Board Member | Appointment Date | Expiry Date |
| Hugh Byrne, Chairman | 08.07.03 | 23.04.06 |
| Patrick Gallagher | 06.06.02 | 23.04.05 |
| Jacqui McConville | 06.05.04 | 23.04.07 |
| Mary Keane | 20.05.04 | 23.04.07 |
| Sean Freeman | 20.05.04 | 23.04.07 |
| Rose McHugh | 29.09.04 | 23.04.07 |
| Fees: Chair €10,157.90 Member: €6,348.69. |
| Bord Gáis Éireann | ||
| Board Member | Appointment Date | Expiry Date |
| Mr. Aidan Eames | 03.03.04 | 02.03.09 |
| Mr. Prionsias J Kitt | 17.04.02 | 16.04.07 |
| Ms Frances Ruane | 07.05.02 | 06.05.07 |
| Mr. Thomas J Donlon | 26.03.03 | 25.03.05 |
| Mr. Michael O'Faolain | 19.05.03 | 18.05.05 |
| Mr. Gene Fitzgerald | 13.03.02 | 12.03.07 |
| Mr. Pearse O'Hanrahan | 19.12.02 | 18.12.07 |
| Fees: Chair: €19,046.07 Director: €12,697.38. |
| Bord na Móna | ||
| Board Member | Appointment Date | Expiry Date |
| Fergus McArdle (Chairman) | 28.09.04 | 27.09.09 |
| Rory M. Scanlan | 27.05.02 | 26.05.07 |
| P.J. Coghill | 19.05.03 | 18.05.05 |
| Ms Johanna Downes | 13.11.02 | 12.11.07 |
| Pascal Campbell | 13.11.02 | 12.11.07 |
| Ms Anne Heraty | 28.09.04 | 27.09.09 |
| Elected Employee Members | ||
| Pat McEvoy | 1.1.2003 | 31.12.06 |
| P.J. Minogue | 1.1.2003 | 31.12.06 |
| Paddy Rowland | 1.1.2003 | 31.12.06 |
| Paddy Fox | 1.1.2003 | 31.12.06 |
| Fees: Chair: €15,236.85 Director: €10,157.90. |
| Broadcasting Commission of Ireland | ||
| Board Member | Appointment date | Expiry Date |
| Conor J. Maguire, Chairperson | 02.12.03 | On foundation of the BAI |
| Mary Davies | 02.12.03 | " |
| Kay Mc Guinness | 02.12.03 | " |
| Vivienne Jupp | 02.12.03 | " |
| Mary Kerrigan | 02.12.03 | " |
| John Waters | 02.12.03 | " |
| Angela Kerins | 02.12.03 | " |
| Tom Collins | 02.12.03 | " |
| John O' Brennan | 02.12.03 | " |
| Joe Griffin | 02.12.03 | " |
| Fees: Chair €7,618.43 Member: €5,078.95. |
| Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) | ||
| Board Member | Appointment Date | Expiry Date |
| Tom Reeves | 13.10.04 | |
| Michael Tutty | 13.10.04 | |
| Regina Finn | 01.02.05 | |
| Fees: No fee. |
| Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) | ||
| Commission Member | Appointment Date | Expiry Date |
| Ms Isolde Goggin (Chairperson for a term of one year from 01.12.04 ) | 01.12.02 | 30.11.06 |
| Mr. John Doherty | 01.12.02 | 30.11.06 |
| Mr. Mike Byrne | 01.12.04 | 30.11.08 |
| Fees: No fee. |
| Digital Hub Development Agency | ||
| Board Member | Appointment Date | Expiry Date |
| William Burgess (Chairman) | 21.07.03 | 21.07.06 |
| Philip Flynn (CEO) | 21.07.03 | 21.07.06 |
| Dan Flinter | 21.07.03 | 21.07.06 |
| Dr. Don Thornhill (HEA) | 21.07.03 | 21.07.06 |
| John Fitzgerald | 21.07.03 | 21.07.06 |
| Paul Kavanagh | 21.07.03 | 21.07.06 |
| Paul McGuinness | 21.07.03 | 21.07.06 |
| Peter Cassells | 21.07.03 | 21.07.06 |
| Sean Dorgan | 21.07.03 | 21.07.06 |
| Jackie Harrisson | 21.07.03 | 21.07.06 |
| Joe Murphy | 29.09.04 | 29.09.07 |
| Fees: Chair —€10,158 Member —€6,349. |
| EirGrid | ||
| Board Member | Appointment Date | Expiry Date |
| Prof Eddie O'Kelly | 20.03.01 | 19.03.06 |
| Ms Emer Daly | 20.03.01 | 19.03.05 |
| Mr. David Mackey | 20.03.01 | 19.03.05 |
| Dr. Eamonn Cahill | 20.03.01 | 19.03.06 |
| Mr. Daniel Tierney | 20.03.01 | 19.03.06 |
| Ms Martina Moloney | 15.09.04 | 15.09.09 |
| Mr. Maurice Holly (staff representative) | 21.09.04 | 21.09.09 |
| Fees: Chair €15,236.86* Director: €10,157.90. | ||
| *Per diem allowance of €635 sanctioned to 31 March 2005 for additional duties. |
| ESB | ||
| Board Member | Appointment Date | Expiry Date |
| Padraig McManus | 17.07.02 | 16.07.07 |
| Brendan Byrne | 01.09.04 | 31.08.09 |
| William McKee | 30.05.02 | 29.05.07 |
| Derry O'Donovan | 30.05.02 | 29.05.07 |
| Anne Taylor | 30.05.02 | 29.05.07 |
| Elected Employee Members | ||
| Joe LaCumbre (Deputy Chairman) | 01.01.03 | 31.12.06 |
| John McGinley | 01.01.03 | 31.12.06 |
| Pat Smith | 01.01.03 | 31.12.06 |
| Eamonn Connolly | 01.01.03 | 31.12.06 |
| Fees: Chair: €31,743.45* Director: €12,697.38. | ||
| *Special fee of €31,743.45 sanctioned plus per diem allowance €635 in respect of days over one per week on official duty, up to ceiling of €63,487 per annum (December 2001). |
| Electronic Communications Appeals Panel | ||
| Panel Member | Appointment date | Expiry date |
| Hugh Mohan, SC, Chair | 21.09.04 | 21.09.05 |
| Margaret Heneghan, BL | 21.09.04 | 21.09.05 |
| Catherine Woods, BA | 21.09.04 | 21.09.05 |
| Philip O'Brien (resigned Dec 2004) | 21.09.04 | |
| Fees: €825 for day 1-10 €650 for day 11-20 €500 thereafter. |
| Fisheries Boards | ||
| Northern Regional Fisheries Board | ||
| Board Member | Date of Appointment | Expiry Date |
| Billy Grimes | July 2003 | December 2005 |
| Fees: No fees. Expenses only for Members. |
| North Western Regional Fisheries Board | ||
| Board Member | Date of Appointment | Expiry Date |
| Brendan O'Mahony | June 2002 | June 2005 |
| Ann Geary | June 2002 | June 2005 |
| Ann Campbell | June 2002 | June 2005 |
| Mary Gallagher McBride | June 2002 | June 2005 |
| Cllr Tony Ferguson | June 2002 | June 2005 |
| Padraig Traynor | June 2002 | June 2005 |
| Cllr Jimmy Maloney | March 2001 | June 2005 |
| Mary Hensey | June 2002 | June 2005 |
| Fees: No fees. Expenses only for Members. |
| Southern Regional Fisheries Board | ||
| Board Member | Appointment Date | Expiry Date |
| Pat Bowe (staff nomination) | 14/12/2004 | 31/12/2005 |
| Fees: No fees. Expenses only for Members. |
| Irish Maritime Development Office Advisory Group | ||
| Board Member | Date of Appointment | Expiry Date |
| Alex Mullin | 28.01.04 | 27.01.06 |
| Capt Kevin Cribbon | 28.01.04 | 27.01.06 |
| John Dundon | 28.01.04 | 27.01.06 |
| Capt Dave Hopkins | 28.01.04 | 27.01.06 |
| Padraic White | 28.01.04 | 27.01.06 |
| Jim Healy | 28.01.04 | 27.01.06 |
| Brian Kerr | 28.01.04 | 27.01.06 |
| Pat Keenan | 28.01.04 | 27.01.06 |
| Dermot McNulty | 28.01.04 | 27.01.06 |
| Sheila Tyrell | 28.01.04 | 27.01.06 |
| Fees: No fee. Expenses are paid. |
| Irish National Petroleum Corporation Ltd (INPC) | ||
| Board Member | Appointment Date | Expiry Date |
| Vincent Caffrey | 25.09.03 | 19.05.05 |
| Mary Austin | 25.09.03 | 19.05.06 |
| Aidan Donnelly (Chairman) | 01.03.04 | 01.05.06 |
| Gene Fitzgerald | 20.05.04 | 19.05.06 |
| Seán Fitzgerald | 20.05.04 | 19.05.05 |
| Fees: Chair: €15,236.85 Director: €10,157.90. |
| National Oil Reserves Agency (NORA) | ||
| Board Member | Appointment Date | Expiry Date |
| Seán Fitzgerald | 25.09.03 | 19.05.05 |
| Aidan Donnelly (Chairman) | 25.03 04 | 01.05.06 |
| Fees: Chair: €15,236.85 Director: €10,157.90. |
| Loughs Agency (North-South Body) | ||
| Board Member | Appointment Date | Expiry Date |
| Jack Allen | 13.12.03 | 12.12.06 |
| Keith Anderson | 13.12.03 | 12.12.06 |
| Dick Blakiston-Houston | 13.12.03 | 12.12.06 |
| Lord Cooke of Islandreagh | 13.12.03 | 12.12.06 |
| Francis Feely | 13.12.03 | 12.12.06 |
| Patrick J Griffin | 13.12.03 | 12.12.06 |
| Siobhan Logue | 13.12.03 | 12.12.06 |
| Joseph Martin | 13.12.03 | 12.12.06 |
| Peter Savage | 13.12.03 | 12.12.06 |
| Andrew Ward | 13.12.03 | 12.12.06 |
| Jacqui McConville | 13.12.03 | 12.12.06 |
| Tarlach O Crosain | 13.12.03 | 12.12.06 |
| Fees: Chair: €10,019 Vice Chair: £5,500 sterling Member: €6,348.69. |
| Marine Ports | ||
| Drogheda Harbour Board | ||
| Board Member | Date of Appointment | Expiry Date |
| Mr. Paddy Traynor (C) (M) | 20.12.04 | 19.12.09 |
| Mr. Paddy Traynor (M) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Mr. Michael Coyle (M) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Mr. Willie Lennon (M) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Mr. Cormac Bohan (M) | 29.09.04 | 28.09.09 |
| Mr. David Prior (M) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Cllr. Paul Bell (LA) | 04.08.04 | 03.08.09 |
| Cllr. Jimmy Cudden (LA) | 03.03.02 | 02.03.07 |
| Cllr. Jacqui McConville (LA) | 21.12.03 | 20.12.08 |
| Mr. Tom O'Reilly (M) | 24.01.03 | 23.01.08 |
| Mr. Frank Maher (M) | 24.01.03 | 23.01.08 |
| Fees: Chair €7,618.43 Director: €5,078.95. | ||
| ("M" = Ministerial appointment; "LA" = elected by Local Authority; "C" = Chairperson). |
| Dublin Port Company | ||
| Board Member | Date of Appointment | Expiry Date |
| Mr. Joe Burke (C) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Mr. Jerry Kiersey (M) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Mr. Tom Hussey (M) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Mr. Tony Ennis (M) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Ms Cathy Bryce (M) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Mr. Brian Kerr (M) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Cllr. Kevin Humphries (LA) | 10.09.04 | 09.09.09 |
| Cllr. Christy Burke (LA) | 10.09.04 | 09.09.06 |
| Cllr. Paddy Bourke (LA) | 10.09.04 | 09.09.09 |
| Ms Brenda Daly | 22.09.02 | 21.09.07 |
| Mr. Seamus Martin | 22.09.02 | 21.09.07 |
| Fees: Chair: €15,236.86 Director: €10,157.90. |
| Dún Laoghaire Harbour | ||
| Board Member | Date of Appointment | Expiry Date |
| Mr. Paddy McMahon (C) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Mr. Sean Costello (M) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Mr. Gerry Nagle (M) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Cllr. Victor Boyhan (M) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Ms Eithne Scott Lennon (M) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Cllr. Tony Fox (M) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Cllr. Pat Hand (LA) | 30.07.04 | 29.07.09 |
| Cllr. Jane Dillon Byrne (LA) | 03.03.02 | 03.03.07 |
| Cllr. Donal Marren (LA) | 03.03.02 | 03.03.07 |
| Mr. Thomas Quinn | 05.12.02 | 04.12.07 |
| Mr. Dan McManus | 05.02.04 | 04.02.09 |
| Fees: Chair: €15,236.86 Director: €10,157.90. |
| Dundalk Port Company | ||
| Board Member | Date of Appointment | Expiry Date |
| Mr. Pierce Hanrahan (C) | 09.05.02 | 08.05.07 |
| Mr. Jim Cousins (M) | 09.05.02 | 08.05.07 |
| Mr. Frank Allen (M) | 09.05.02 | 08.05.07 |
| Ms Marna Fleming (M) | 09.05.02 | 08.05.07 |
| Mr. Pat McHugh MCC (M) | 09.05.02 | 08.05.07 |
| Mr. Leo McAuley (M) | 09.05.02 | 08.05.07 |
| Mr. Fergus Murphy (M) | 09.05.02 | 08.05.07 |
| Mr. Michael McCabe(M) | 09.05.02 | 08.05.07 |
| Mr. Noel Lennon (LA) | 09.05.02 | 08.05.07 |
| Mr. Sean Kenna (LA) | 09.05.02 | 08.05.07 |
| Cllr. Seamus Keelan (LA) | 09.05.02 | 08.05.07 |
| Fees: Chair: €3,000 Director: €1,250. |
| Galway Harbour Board | ||
| Board Member | Date of Appointment | Expiry Date |
| Mr. Eamon Bradshaw (C) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Ms Anna O'Coinne (M) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Mr. Raymond Rooney (M) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Mr. Tom McElwain (M) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Ms Ann McElroy (M) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Ms Marie Cleary (M) | 21.05.02 | 20.05.07 |
| Cllr. Collette Connolly (LA) | 30.07.04 | 29.07.09 |
| Cllr. Brian Walsh (LA) | 30.07.04 | 29.07.09 |
| Cllr. Joe Tierney (LA) | 13.08.04 | 12.08.09 |
| Mr. Martin Connolly (M) | 04.12.03 | 03.12.08 |
| Mr. Robert Molloy (M) | 10.02.03 | 09.02.08 |
| Mr. Tom O'Neill (ex-officio) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Fees: Chair €7,618.43 Director: €5,078.95. |
| New Ross Port Company | ||
| Board Member | Date of Appointment | Expiry Date |
| Mr. Mark Minihan (C) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Cllr. Joan Murphy (M) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Mr. Edward Whelan (M) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Mr. Martin Murphy (M) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Mr. Paddy Doyle (M) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Ms Ann Wall (M) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Cllr. Larry O'Brien (LA) | 26.11.04 | 25.11.09 |
| Cllr. Ray Lawlor (LA) | 23.07.04 | 22.07.09 |
| Cllr. Dixie Doyle (LA) | 03.03.02 | 02.03.07 |
| Cllr Sean Connick | 17.02.04 | 16.02.09 |
| Rosie Kehoe (M) | 17.02.04 | 16.02.09 |
| Lt. Cdr. Tom Meehan CEO | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Cllr. Larry O'Brien | 26.11.04 | 25.11.09 |
| Fees: Chair €7,618.43 Director: €5,078.95. |
| Port of Cork Company | ||
| Board Member | Date of Appointment | Expiry Date |
| Mr. Dermot O'Mahony (C) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Alan Coleman MCC (M) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Dominic J Daly (M) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Noelle Canton (M) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Finbarr Buckley (M) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Cllr. Colm Burke (LA) | 03.03.02 | 02.03.07 |
| Joe Dowling (M) | 22.11.00 | 21.11.05 |
| Cllr. Michael Hegarty (LA) | 04.08.04 | 03.08.09 |
| Paul Millard | 15.10.02 | 14.10.07 |
| David Doolan | 15.10.02 | 14.10.07 |
| Cllr. Tim Falvey (LA) | 14.07.02 | 13.07.07 |
| Brendan Keating (ex officio) | 25.04.02 | 24.04.07 |
| Fees: Chair: €15,236.86 Director: €10,157.90 |
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