Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 109: To ask the Taoiseach the number of North and South bodies in operation; the number and names of board members on each body; the remuneration received by each member; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11482/10]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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There are six North South Bodies in operation - Waterways Ireland, InterTradeIreland, the Foyle Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission (Loughs Agency), the Special EU Programmes Body, The North/South Language Body (which comprises Foras na Gaeilge and the Ulster Scots Agency), the Food Safety Promotion Board and Tourism Ireland Ltd. The British Irish Agreement which formally established the North/South Bodies provides that members of the boards be appointed by the North South Ministerial Council. Provided for in Strand Two of the Good Friday Agreement, the North South Ministerial Council brings together members of the Irish Government and the Northern Ireland Executive to consider and agree on matters of mutual interest.

The British Irish Agreement further provides that the remuneration of Board members must be determined by the North South Ministerial Council, with the approval of the Finance Ministers in both jurisdictions. The Council agreed to reduce the fees payable to Board members at its meeting in Institutional Format in November 2009. The fees now applicable to board members of the North/South Bodies are as follows:

Chairperson €12,600 per annum

Vice-chairperson €10,350 per annum

Member €8,100 per annum

The current board members of the North/South Bodies are as follows:

Food Safety Promotion Board (Advisory Board) John Dardis (Chairperson) Campbell Tweedie (Vice Chairperson) Ken Baird Lynn Ní Bhaoigheallain Joe Byrne Brian Cunningham Aoife Healy Susan Heraghty Neven Maguire Seamus Sheridan Con Traas Jane Wells

North South Language Body

Foras Na Gaeilge

Liam Ó Maoilmhichíl

(Chairperson of Foras na Gaeilge/

Joint Chairperson of An Foras Teanga)

Eoghan Mac Cormaic

(Vice Chair)

Áine Andrews

Lucilita Breathnach

Seanna Breathnach

Adelaide Nic Cárthaigh

Peter Gallagher

Máiréad Nic Giolla Mhichíl

Liam Kennedy

Norman Henry

Éamonn Kinch

Marcas Mac Ruairi

Dónal Ó Bearra

Pádhraic Ó Biadha

Diarmuid Ó Murchú

Caoilfhionn Nic Pháidín

Tha Boord O Ulstèr Scotch (Ulster Scots Agency)

John Hunter

(Chairperson of Tha Boord o Ulstèr-Scotch/ Joint Chairperson of North South Language Body) Ian Adamson Tony Crooks Angela Graham William Humphrey William Leathem Jacqui Reed

The Foyle, Carlingford and

Irish Lights Commission (Loughs Agency)

Tarlach O Crosain

(Chairperson)

Jacqui McConville

(Vice Chairperson)

Enda Bonner

Brendan Byrne

John Byrne

Denis Haughey

Alan McCulla

Joe Miller

John Mulcahy

Winston Patterson

Thomas Sloan

Jim Wilson

The Trade and Business

Development Body (InterTradeIreland)

David Dobbin

(Chairperson)

John Fitzgerald

(Vice Chairperson)

Brendan Butler

Ray Doherty

Vincent Parker

Sean Gallagher

Jack Gilmour

Hugh Logue

Padraig MacLochlainn

Patricia McKeown

Dr Gerard O'Hare

Tom Scott

Tourism Ireland Limited

Hugh Friel

(Chairperson)

Ciara Boyle

(Vice-Chairperson)

Brian Ambrose

David Lyle

Robert Manson

Mandy Martin

Bill McGinnis

Howard Hastings

Moira McNamara

John Power

Shaun Quinn

Ann Riordan

The Agreement did not provide for Boards for Waterways Ireland and the Special EU Programmes Body.