George Lee (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 392: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the names 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. [5659/10]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The range of information requested by the Deputy is substantial and as this information is not held centrally by my Department it would take an inordinate amount of administrative time to compile. If the Deputy has an interest in a particular agency then officials in my Department will request the agency concerned to provide the relevant information insofar as it is possible given the limitations the agency may have with regard to archived material.

I attach information concerning nominations made by myself since my appointment as Minister for Education and Science to agencies under my Department's remit.

I wish to inform the Deputy that, with a small number of exceptions, my Department generally does not pay fees to chairpersons and members of boards of statutory bodies.

With regard to expenses these are matters for the bodies and agencies themselves. Agencies and bodies are required to have regard to and comply with the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies, which was revised and updated in May 2009, and the Foreign Travel Guidelines 2009 issued by the Department of Finance for the attention of agencies last year.