Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 123: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of those who comprise the governing board of Railway Safety Commission; the remuneration provided to each board member; the date on which each board member was appointed; the amount of funding from the State received by the Railway Safety Commission in the last financial year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8125/11]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Railway Safety Commission (RSC) was established on 1 January 2006, under the Railway Safety Act 2005, as the independent regulatory agency charged with oversight of the safety of all railway activities in the State. The RSC has no governing board. However, Section 81 and 82 of the Railway Safety Act 2005 requires the Minister to establish by order a Railway Safety Advisory Council (RSAC), to consider issues relevant to railway safety and to make recommendations as appropriate to the Minister or to the RSC.

The members of the Council are as follows: -

The per diem fee payable to the Chair of RSAC is €712.50, subject to an annual limit of €9,262.50. No remuneration was paid to the chairman or indeed any member of the board in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. The RSC received Exchequer funding of €861,000 in 2010.