Written answers
Thursday, 13 October 2011
Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food
Appointments to State Boards
2:00 pm
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 208: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a list of all appointments to State boards, including any appointments to the position of chairperson shown separately, he has made since coming to office; the details of any remuneration or expenses arrangement that applies in respect of each appointment; the vacancies on the boards that had been publicly advertised; and the prospective nominees that went before the Oireachtas committee for questioning. [29260/11]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The information sought by the Deputy is laid out in the following table. In each case the fee mentioned is an annual fee and travel and subsistence expenses are also paid at civil service rates. All vacancies are advertised on the Department's website.
| Name of State Body/Agency | Appointments made since 9 March 2011 | Remuneration/ Expenses Arrangements | Other vacancies | Nominees before Oireachtas Committee |
| Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board (ALAB) | None | Ordinary member: €5,985 | 2 | _ |
| Bord Bia | Chair: Michael Carey | Chair: €20,520Annual fees | None | Yet to appear before Oireachtas Committee |
| 5 new Board members:Gary BrownMichael CroninRhona HollanJohn KingstonBrody Sweeney | Ordinary member: €11,970 | None | _ | |
| Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) | None | Ordinary member: €7,695 | 1 | _ |
| Bord na gCon | Chair: Philip Meaney | Chair: €21,600 | None | _ |
| Coillte | None | Director's fee: €12,600 | 3 vacancies | _ |
| Teagasc | Thomas Cooke – appointed 5 October for a five year termNominated by the ICMSA | Ordinary member: €11,970 | None | _ |
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