Written answers
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Departmental Bodies
9:00 pm
Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 471: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total 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. [4582/12]
Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The table contains the information requested in relation to the State Agencies under the aegis of my Department and Pobal which is a limited company.
| Agency / Board | Total Number of Board Members | Remuneration of Chair 2011 | Remuneration of Board Members 2011 |
| An Bord Pleanála | 10 | PPC Rate €206,616 and the Non PPC Rate €196,285 | Ordinary Board Members - €127,588 and the Non PPC Rate €121,208 |
| An Chomhairle Leabharlanna | 13 | €8,978.00 | €0.00 |
| Building Regulations Advisory Board | 22 | €8,978.00 | €0.00 |
| Comhar | 25 | Vacant | Nil |
| Dormant Accounts Board | 11 | Nil | Nil |
| Dublin Docklands Development Authority | 8 | €0.00 | €11,970.00 |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 5 | Top of FormSalary Scale Director GeneralNon-PPC: €173,647PPC: €182,787Bottom of Form | Salary ScalesPPC: €127,588 -€145,952Non-PPC: €121,208 -€138,655 |
| Housing Finance Agency | 11 | €11,970.00 | €7,695.00 |
| Interim Housing & Sustainable Communities Agency | 8 | €11,970.00 | €7,695.00 |
| Irish Water Safety | 13 | €8,978.00 | €0.00 |
| Limerick Northside Regeneration Agency | 17 | €8,550.00 | €5,985.00 |
| Limerick Southside Regeneration Agency | 17 | €8,550.00 | €5,985.00 |
| Local Government Computer Services Board | 11 | €0.00 | €0.00 |
| Local Government Management Services Board | €0.00 | €0.00 | |
| National Building Agency | 8 | See IHCA | See IHCA |
| National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee | 12 | €8,978.00 | €0.00 |
| Private Residential Tenancies Board | 11 | * | * |
| Rent Tribunal | 7 | * | * |
| Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland | 12 | €7,695.00 | €7,695.00 |
| Western Development Commission | 12 | €8,978.00 | €5,985.00 |
| Pobal | 9 | Nil | Nil |
Those PRTB members of the Board who are entitled to Board fees are paid such fees on an attendance basis only. Details regarding the scale of fees and the amounts paid are published in the annual reports of the PRTB.
The reference to the remuneration to chairs and members of Boards is to the level of fee to which they are entitled.
The Boards of An Bord Pleanála and the Environmental Protection Agency are executive in nature, and board members are full time, salaried positions. Consequently, board members do not receive attendance expenses.
Following review in 2011, the salary in respect of a new ordinary member appointment to An Bord Pleanála has been revised downwards to €111,214 (non ppc) and €116,935 (ppc). The reappointments made since that review have been at these lower rates. Under Section 3.8 of the Revised and Up-dated Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies, published by the Department of Finance in 2009, each Board should keep under review its own performance and that of its committees and individual directors and the attendance of each Board Member at board meetings should be reported in the Agency's Annual Report.
Composite details in relation to expenses in the Exchequer funded Agencies are also available within the respective annual reports.
The Interim Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency was established initially on an administrative basis in 2010, its board was appointed in 2011 and it will publish its first annual report, covering 2011, this year.
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