Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 285: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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. [29274/11]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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A full list of the appointments to State Boards which I have made since coming into office on 9 March 2011 is in the reply which I gave to Dáil Question 544 on 11 October 2011. The Table sets out the Chairpersons which I have appointed since that date.

In addition, Vivienne Jupp was appointed Chairperson of CIE by the Government on 29 June 2011. Ms Jupp, Mr Bonner, Mr Mallee and Mr Gaffney all appeared before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Transport, Culture and the Gaeltacht on 12 July 2011.

Mr Tom Wall was appointed as Chairperson of the RPA on an interim basis to the 18/04/2012 pending the merger of the RPA and the National Roads Authority next year. Given the short nature of his appointment, it was not considered necessary for him to appear before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Transport, Culture and the Gaeltacht. The Chairperson for the merged body will be designated in advance of the completion of the merger and will appear before the Committee prior to his/her appointment.

Furthermore, I have proposed that Mr Gay Byrne be re-appointed as Chairperson of the Road Safety Authority. However, he is required to appear before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Environment, Transport, Culture and the Gaeltacht before that re-appointment will take effect. I understand that he is due to appear before the Committee on the 15th of November 2011.

The table lists the remuneration which applies to Board members. Expense arrangements are a day to day matter for the agencies.

My Department advertised in the National press on Friday 8th April 2011 and on the Department's website for expressions of interest from individuals who wished to serve as Chairpersons of CIE and of its subsidiary companies or, as vacancies arise, in any board capacity on any of the State agencies for which I have responsibility. Two of the above Chairpersons expressed interest under that process. Breakdown of rates of remuneration paid to the Chairpersons & Directors of State boards with effect from 1 January 2010

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