Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 446: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the money saved if all State agency board member payments in his Department were reduced by €10,000 where their current annual payment is in excess of €50,000. [22736/11]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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I wish to inform the Deputy that the payment of fees to the Chairpersons and Directors of State Bodies under the aegis of my Department are in compliance with the guidelines issued by the Minister of Finance, which provides for a number of levels of payment depending on matters such as the complexity, scale and extent of the functions of individual bodies. The maximum rate of Board Fee applicable for bodies under the aegis of my Department is €31,500.

The issue of the payment of any other operational expenses to board members is a day to day matter for the body concerned.