Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 141: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the announcement of the composition of the new Labour Relations Commission was delayed until eight days after the Commission came into office; the relevant experience and skills of each of the Ministerial nominees on the panel; the remuneration or allowances made to each member of the outgoing panel for each year of its term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18195/06]

Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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The announcement of the appointment of the new Board of the Labour Relations Commission was made by me on 9th April last in advance of the first meeting of the new Board which took place the following day. The new Board took up office on 1st April 2006 and has been appointed for a term of 3 years.

The two Ministerial appointments to the new Board were made on the basis of both individuals' background in, and experience of, industrial relations and human resource management at senior level.

This Department is responsible for the payment of Board Members' fees for the Labour Relations Commissions. Details of the annual fees payable to the outgoing Board Members for each year of its term were as follows: