Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 189: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of former Secretaries General who are in receipt of public sector pensions while employed in a public body or State agency. [35790/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I wish to inform the Deputy that the following former Secretaries General are currently engaged in various roles within public bodies/agencies falling within the remit of my Department. The Deputy may wish to note that with the exception of the Chairperson of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) none of the positions listed below are in an employment relationship with the public body concerned. Furthermore the roles are, with the exception of the Chairperson of GSOC, part-time in nature.

Mr. Kevin Bonner

Mr. Bonner, former Secretary General of the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment, is the Chairperson of the National Traveller Monitoring and Advisory Committee (NTMAC).

Mr. Jimmy Farrelly

Mr. Farrelly, former Secretary General of the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, is the Chairperson of the Garda Síochána Audit Committee.

Mr. Tim Dalton

Mr. Dalton, former Secretary General of the then Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform chairs the Implementation Group to assist in the establishment of the new Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA). The legislation which will establish it as a State Agency is at present before the Dáil and the PSRA will not become a State Agency until the legislation is enacted.

Mr. Frank Murray

Mr. Murray, former Secretary General to the Government, was appointed by the Irish and British Governments as Irish Commissioner of the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains in 2006. The Commission, established in 1999 by Treaty between the two Governments, is an independent body.

Mr. Dermot Gallagher

Mr. Gallagher, former Secretary General of the Department of Foreign Affairs is the Chairperson of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission.

The Deputy will appreciate that the participation of the above persons brings an invaluable amount of high level experience and skills which would otherwise not be available to my Department.