Written answers
Tuesday, 22 March 2005
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Departmental Appointments
8:00 pm
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 501: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform 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. [9112/05]
Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I took office on 6 June 2002 and since that date, I have made the following appointments to the public boards and bodies under the aegis of this Department.
| Persons Appointed to Public Board/Body | Salaried — Yes/No | If Salaried — Details for each category |
| Expert Group on Codification* Appointed 17 January, 2003 | No | N/A |
| Legal Aid Board Appointed — September, 2003 | Not salaried. However Chairperson receives a quarterly payment of €2,539 while members receive a quarterly payment of €1,587 | N/A |
| Censorship of Films Appeals Board Appointed — December, 2002 | No | N/A |
| Film Censor's Office Film Censor appointed — November, 2002 | ||
| Mr. John Kelleher Full Time Assistant Film Censor Appointed — November, 2003 | Yes | Film Censor's Scale €84,978.85 PA (Scale €77,474.00-€95,552.00 PA) |
| Mr. Ger Connolly | Yes | Full Time Assistant Film Censor Scale €71,990.00 PA (Scale €71,990-€89,047.00) |
| Part-time Assistant Film Censors Appointed — 2004 | Yes | A payment of €158.00 for each day worked is paid. They are scheduled to work an average of 3 days per week. |
| Courts Service Board Appointed November 2002 | No — However a fee of €10,157 is paid annually to each member. | N/A |
| Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal Appointed — August, 2003 | No | N/A |
| Censorship of Publications Board Appointed — February, 2003 | No | N/A |
| Censorship of Publications Appeals Board Appointed — March, 2004 | No | N/A |
| National Crime Council Re-appointed — July 2003 | No | N/A |
| National Disability Authority Appointed June, 2002, re-appointed June, 2004 | Chairperson gets annual fee —€7618.43 (category 4 Chairperson Fees). No fee paid to members. | N/A |
| Internet Advisory Board Appointed — September, 2003 | No | N/A |
| Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime | Determination of fee amount to be finalised. Commission established 8 March, 2005 | N/A |
| National Action Plan Against Racism Appointed — March, 2005 | No | N/A |
| Interim Board of the Land Registry and Registry of Deeds December, 2002 | No | N/A |
| Equality Authority Appointed — June, 2003 | No. However yearly fee paid to Chair personally. | N/A |
| Mr. Tony Donoghue | Payment to ordinary board members is in the process of being introduced, in accordance with Section 44(4) of the Employment Equality Act, 1998. | N/A |
| Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal Appointed — July, 2004 | Not salaried. | However, the members are paid a fee for each case dealt with and also for attending appeal hearings of cases. |
| Private Security Authority Appointed — October, 2004 | No — however a fee is paid to Board Members. | N/A |
| Ms. Geraldine Larkin (Chief Executive) | Yes for Ms. Larkin | Chief Executive is paid at Director Level. |
| Remembrance Commission Appointed — October, 2003 | No — however Honorarium paid annually to members. | N/A |
| Refugee Appeals Tribunal Appointed — November, 2003 (All re-appointments except Ms. Brennan who was appointed April, 2003) | Not salaried. | However members are paid a fee on a case by case basis. |
| Mr. John Ryan | Mr. Ryan who is Chairperson of RAT is paid a Salary | €96,605-€114,064 |
| Independent Monitoring Committee for Refugee Legal Service Appointments — September, 2003 Fr. Brian Moore | No | N/A |
| An Garda Síochána IT and Telecommunications Executive Committee Appointed — February, 2003 | No | N/A |
| Garda Síochána Performance Verification Group | No. However Chair receives a yearly fee of €5,000 Members receive a yearly fee of €3,000. | |
| Garda Promotions Advisory Council Appointed October 2002 | No | N/A |
| Prison Visiting Committees Total of 129 appointments and/ or re-appointments were made.*** | No | N/A |
| Parole Board Total of 10 appointments and/or re-appointments *** | No | Fee of €6,348 per annum paid to each member. |
| Prisons Authority Interim Board Total of 2 appointments (ex officio)*** | No | N/A for ex-officio appointments |
| Peace Commissioners Total of 270 appointments *** | No | N/A |
| *This committee has not yet been formed. | ||
| **Nominated by the Minister for appointment by the President of the High Court. | ||
| ***Please note that these appointments were made since the beginning of 2002 and in the time available to answer this question it was not possible to give more accurate data. |
In accordance with the provisions of Regulation 25 of the Garda Siochana (Discipline) Regulations 1989, I nominated Mr. Fergal Foley BL and Mr. Kevin Cross BL to a panel of persons from which the Garda Commissioner can appoint, as the needs arises, a chairman of a Garda Síochána Appeals Board. These nominations, which came into effect from 1 June 2003, are not strictly speaking appointments to positions but nominations to a panel from which appointments might be made. Nominations were made to fill two positions on this panel left vacant following the appointment of Mr. Brian Curtin BL to the Circuit Court in November 2001 and the death of Mr. Michael Feehan SC in 2002. These appointments are not salaried. However, the current rate of remuneration for the chairman of an appeal board, selected by the Commissioner from the nominated panel, is €345.60 per day on which the appeal board is convened.
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