Written answers
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Department of Education and Skills
Departmental Expenditure
9:00 pm
Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 245: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount paid in remuneration and expenses that are paid to members of publicly appointed State boards both public sector and semi-State in 2011; his views that savings can be made in this area; the number of persons in total who sit on these boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4581/12]
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the accompanying table.
In line with the requirements of the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies, details of the number of Board members, including remuneration and expenses paid, are provided in the Annual Reports of the Agencies, many of which are available on the Agency websites.
The Deputy may wish to note that my Department has, as requested by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, recently advised the relevant agencies under its remit that board members should be given the option to waive the related board fee on a discretionary basis.
Details relating to Bodies under the aegis of the Department of Education ans Skills
| Agency | Number Board Members (including Vacancies) | Remuneration/FeesApplicable in 2011 | Board Members - Total Expenses 2011 (excluding Fees) | |
| Chairperson | OrdinaryMember | |||
| An Chomhairle um Oideachais Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta | 21 | €0 | €0 | €13,336.40 |
| Commission into Child Abuse | 7 | See Note 1 | €0 | |
| Education Finance Board | 9 | €0 | €0 | €23,053.36 |
| Foras Áiseanna Saothair | 11 | €20,520 | €11,790 | €8,128.24 |
| Further Education & Training Awards Council | 18 | €0 | €0 | €13,176 |
| Grangegorman Development Agency | 15 | €8,978 | €0 | €0 |
| Higher Education and Training Awards Council | 15 | €0 | €0 | €6,600 |
| Higher Education Authority | 19 | €11,970 | €7,695 | €16,063 |
| Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering & Technology | 14 | €0 | €0 | €1,1234 |
| Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences | 12 | €0 | €0 | €5,916 |
| Léargas - The Exchange Bureau | 9 | €0 | €0 | €5,636.25 |
| National Centre for Guidance in Education | 10 | €0 | €0 | €241.02 |
| National Council for Curriculum and Assessment | 25 | €0 | €0 | €10,240.02 |
| National Council for Special Education | 13 | €0 | €0 | €11,489 |
| National Qualifications Authority of Ireland | 14 | €0 | €0 | €6,279 |
| Residential Institutions Redress Board (RIRB) | 11 | See Note 2 | €58,081.86 | |
| Residential Institutions Review Committee (RIRC) | 5 | €0 | ||
| Skillnets Ltd (See Note 1) | 13 | €8,978 | €5,985 | €4,090 |
| State Examinations Commission | 5 | €11,970 | €7,695 | €9,286.55 |
| The Teaching Council | 37 | €0 | €0 | €129,129(See Note 3) |
Note 1: The Chairperson of the Commission to Inquire Into Child Abuse (CICA) is a member of the judiciary who is not paid by the CICA. The ordinary members of the Commission, who were all salaried, are not currently on the payroll.
Note 2: The Chairperson of the RIRB is a member of the judiciary who is not paid by the RIRB while the Chairperson of the RIRC is paid an annual salary for a Supreme Court judge subject to abatement to take account of his pension.
The other board members of both the RIRB and the RIRC are paid a per diem rate and pension abatement applies in the case of members receiving a pension from the State. The per diem rate from 1st January 2011 is €668 per day.
Note 3: The Teaching Council has been self-financing since March 2008.
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