George Lee (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 205: To ask the Minister for Finance the names and addresses of all nominees to bodies or agencies under the remit of his Department that were appointed since 26 June 1997, detailing by whom they were appointed; when they were appointed; the amount paid by the Exchequer to each nominee each year from 1997 to 2009 broken down into income, expenses, overtime and any other relevant category; the money paid by his Department each year from 1997 to 2009 to cover expenses or incidentals related to the nominees, such as accommodation, travel and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5662/10]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The following are the details requested in relation to bodies or agencies under the remit of my Department:

Credit Union Advisory Committee

The following Committee Members were initially appointed for a three year term by the then Minister for Finance, Mr. Brian Cowen, T.D. in October 2004. The full Committee was re-appointed by the same Minister for a further two year term in October 2007. There is no Committee currently in place. Prior to 2004, the Committee was under the remit of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

Mr. Pádraig Ã" Cearbhaill (Chairman)

Ms Iris White

Ms Olive McCarthy

Mr. Donal Murphy

Mr. Ken Lillis

Mr. Donal Yourell

Mr. Michael Oâ€TMConaill

Expenses relating to the period are set out in the following table.

There were no amounts paid to them from this Department.

Public Appointments Service

In line with The Public Service Management (Recruitment & Appointments) Act 2004 the following were appointed to the Board of the Public Appointments Service by the Minister for Finance in consultation with the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, the Minister for Health and Children and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

Outside Appointments Board

The Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour was drawn up and promulgated by the Minister for Finance in 2006.

According to the requirements of the Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour (Section 21.1), the Outside Appointments Board was established by then Minister for Finance, Mr Brian Cowen.

The members of the Outside Appointments Board are:

Chairperson â€" Mr Hugh Mohan SC

Ms Breege Oâ€TMDonoghue

Mr Peter Malone

the Secretary General (Public Service Management and Development, Department of Finance) and

the Secretary General to the Government.

The following fees have been paid to the Board (which do not include tax)

Standards in Public Office Commission

Mr Justice Matthew Smith was appointed for a six year term as Chairman of the Standards in Public Office Commission on 12 December 2001 by the President on the advice of the Government upon resolutions passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas recommending his appointment. On appointment, he continued to receive his salary as a High Court Judge until the date of his retirement on 31 December 2004.

Subsequently, he received a fee of â'¬420 per day, subject to an overall annual limit of â'¬42,000. He was re-appointed by the President for a second term on 21 December 2007. Following his re-appointment, he has received a fee of â'¬526 per day, subject to an overall limit of â'¬52,600. Fee payments for the years in question are as follows:

2005: â'¬42,000

2006: â'¬39,480

2007: â'¬39,900

2008: â'¬52,600

2009: â'¬52,600

Mr Liam Kavanagh was appointed for a six year term as Ordinary Member of the Standards in Public Office Commission on 11 December 2001 by the Government upon resolutions passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas recommending his appointment. He received a fixed fee of â'¬12,697 per annum for the years 2002 to 2007.

Mr Michael Smith was appointed for a six year term as Ordinary Member of the Standards in Public Office Commission on 19 December 2007 by the Government upon resolutions passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas recommending his appointment. He has received a fixed fee of â'¬17,500 per annum for the years 2008 and 2009.

This body does not receive Exchequer Funds.

This body does not receive Exchequer Funds.

This body does not receive Exchequer Funds.

This body does not receive Exchequer Funds.

None of the bodies in the table above receive Exchequer Funds.

The ICCL is self funded. It collects contributions from investment firms and insurance intermediaries that fall within its scope.

Interdepartmental Year 2000 Monitoring Committee

On the instructions of the Government, the Department of Finance established an Interdepartmental Year 2000 Monitoring Committee in 1997. Four people from the private sector were appointed to the Committee by the Minister. The individuals were notified by the Minister on the 19th November 1997. They were:

Norman Ebbs, Bank of Ireland,

Tony Furlong, retired M.D. of IBM (Ireland) Ltd,

John Daly, Centre for Dispute Resolution Ltd,

Maurice Healy, M.D. of ITG Group.

In addition, there were 8 civil servants on the committee, nominated by their respective Departments. These names were notified to the Minister on 13th November 1997. They were:

P.J. Breen, Department of Education and Science,

Eddie Mortimer, Department of Public Enterprise,

Peter Fisher, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment,

Sean Oâ€TMConnell, Department of Finance â€" Chairman,

Andy McGarrigle, Department of Agriculture and Food,

Charlie Hardy, Department of Health and Children,

John Clohessy, Office of the Revenue Commissioners,

Colm Oâ€TMNeill, Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs.

The Committee was disbanded in March 2000 following the completion of its work. No remuneration or expenses were paid to any member during the Committeeâ€TMs tenure.

Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal

The Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal deals with appeals under the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Scheme. It constitutes a Chairperson and a panel of medical doctors. In addition to the Chairperson, two doctors from the panel attend each Appeal Board sitting. All appointments are made by the Minister for Finance on the nomination of the Minister for Health and Children and for a period of 4 years. The following table sets out the nominees appointed to the Medical Board of Appeal in the years indicated.

The National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH) hosts the Medical Board of Appeal on behalf of the Department of Finance and the cost of the Board has been recouped to the NRH since 2005 from the Department of Finance Vote. The Chairperson is a consultant who also works in the NRH and whose salary is recouped to the NRH.

The two doctors who attend each Appeal Board sitting with the Chairperson receive a session rate of â'¬470 per doctor per hearing, which was increased to â'¬660 per doctor per hearing in November 2007. This rate has since been reduced by 8% with effect from 1 March 2009 to â'¬607.20 in line with the Government Decision of 3 February 2009. The overall payments made to such doctors are small, for example in 2009 the total overall amount paid to all such doctors was â'¬14,572 in fees, â'¬3,978 in locum payments and â'¬1,500 in travel and expenses.

A further breakdown of the fees for each of the individual members of the DIG will be furnished to the deputy in the coming days.

In relation to the expenses paid to members of the NTMA Advisory Committee, the National Pensions Reserve Fund Commission, the State Claims Agency Policy Committee and the Board of the National Development Finance Agency, I have been informed by the Agency that it has not been possible to assemble the information requested in the time available. I am making arrangements for the information to be provided to the Deputy as soon as possible.