Written answers
Tuesday, 12 April 2005
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Departmental Bodies
9:00 pm
Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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Question 423: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the annual fees paid to each chairperson and director in each statutory board under the remit of his Department. [10875/05]
Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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Fee levels for chairpersons and board members of State-sponsored bodies under the aegis of all Departments are prescribed by the Minister for Finance following a Government decision. The current levels as indicated in the following tables in respect of the State-sponsored bodies under the aegis of my Department have been in force since July 2001 on foot of the Government decision of 28 May 2001.
| Standard Fee | ||
| â'¬ | ||
| Category 1 bodies* | Chairperson | 19,046.07 |
| Directors | 12,697.38 | |
| Bord Gáis Éireann | Standard fee only | |
| ESB | Special fee of €31,743 sanctioned for chairperson, plus per diem allowance of €635 to overall level of €63,487 p.a. Standard fee applies to board members | |
| An Post | Special fee of €50,000 sanctioned for chairperson. Standard fee applies to board members | |
| RTE | Standard fee only | |
| Category 2 bodies* | Chairperson | 15,236.86 |
| Directors | 10,157.90 | |
| Bord na Móna | Standard fee only | |
| Port companies (Dublin, Dun Laoghaire, Cork) | Standard fee only | |
| EirGrid | A special allowance of €637 per diem was sanctioned for the chairman for service in executive capacity, to end-March 2005. Standard fee applies to board members. | |
| An Post National Lottery | Standard fee only | |
| Irish National Petroleum Corporation National Oil Reserves Agency | Standard fee only | |
| Category 3 bodies* | Chairperson | 10,157.90 |
| Directors | 6,348.69 | |
| Sustainable Energy Ireland | Standard fee only | |
| Bord Iascaigh Mhara | Standard fee only | |
| The Digital Hub | Standard fee only | |
| Marine Institute | Standard fee only | |
| Port Companies (Waterford, Shannon/Foynes) | Standard fee only | |
| Category 4 bodies* | Chairperson | 7,618.43 |
| Directors | 5,078.95 | |
| Port Companies (Drogheda, Galway, New Ross) | Standard fee only | |
| Broadcasting Commission. | Standard fee only | |
| Broadcasting Complaints Commission | Standard fee only | |
| Aquaculture Licence Appeals Board | Standard fee only | |
| Central & Regional Fisheries Boards | Fees payable only to chairpersons. Board members are reimbursed for travel and subsistence expenses. | |
| * The categories of bodies are determined by the Minister for Finance and relate to the overall size of the body concerned, benchmarked according to the remuneration of the chief executive. |
| Other bodies | Non-standard fee |
| Electronic Communications Appeals Panel | Fees: €825 for day 1-10 €650 for day 11-20 €500 thereafter |
| Irish Maritime Development Office Advisory Group | No fees. Vouched expenses are paid. |
| Loughs Agency | Fees: Chair: €10,019 Vice-chair: £5,500 sterling Member: €6,348.69 |
| National Salmon Commission | No fees. Chairperson's honorarium —€6,348.69 |
| Mining Board | Fees: Per day for public and private sittings: €507.32 Per full day for any attendance other than sittings: €170.96 |
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