Written answers
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Ministerial Appointments
9:00 pm
Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent)
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Question 429: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will list all appointments to State boards and agencies made by him since he came to power; the persons appointed; the boards and agencies to which they were appointed; the remuneration details of each appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7821/12]
Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The information requested is outlined in the following table.
| Agency / Board | Name of Appointee | Remuneration |
| An Bord Pleanála | Dr. Mary Kelly (Chairperson) | PPC Rate €189,474 and the Non PPC Rate €180,000 * |
| An Bord Pleanála | Ms. Mary MacMahon | Ordinary Board Members - €116,935 and the Non PPC Rate €111,214 * |
| An Bord Pleanála | Mr. Conall Boland | Ordinary Board Members - €116,935 and the Non PPC Rate €111,214 * |
| Building Regulation Advisory Board (BRAB) | Mr. Aidan O'Connor (Departmental representative) | Nil |
| Building Regulation Advisory Board (BRAB) | Mr. Paul Kelly | Nil |
| Building Regulation Advisory Board (BRAB) | Mr. Conor Taaffe | Nil |
| Dormant Accounts Board | Mr. Michael Morley (Chairperson) | €8,978.00 |
| Dormant Accounts Board | Mr. Des Gunning | €5,985.00 |
| EPA | Ms. Laura Burke (Director General) | Salary Scale Director General PPC: €164,464; Non-PPC: €156,240 * |
| Irish Water Safety | Ms. Breda Collins (Chairperson) | €8,978.00 |
| Irish Water Safety | Mr. John Considine | Nil |
| Irish Water Safety | Mr. Michael Cuddihy | Nil |
| Irish Water Safety | Mr. Tom Doyle | Nil |
| Irish Water Safety | Mr. Brendan McGrath | Nil |
| Irish Water Safety | Mr. Paul Murphy | Nil |
| Irish Water Safety | Mr. Seamus O'Neill | Nil |
| Irish Water Safety | Mr. Martin O'Sullivan | Nil |
| Irish Water Safety | Ms. Anne Ryan | Nil |
| Irish Water Safety | Ms. Lola O'Sullivan | Nil |
| Irish Water Safety | Mr. Christy McDonagh | Nil |
| Irish Water Safety | Mr. Tim O'Sullivan (Departmental representative) | Nil |
| Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency | Mr. Rich Howlin (Chairperson) | €11,970.00 |
| Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency | Mr. John O'Connor | Nil |
| Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency | Mr. Eddie Lewis (Departmental representative) | Nil |
| Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency | Ms. Marie McLaughlin | Nil |
| Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency | Mr. Peter Carey | Nil |
| Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency | Ms. Ann McGuinness | €7,695.00 |
| Local Government Computer Services Board | Mr. Barry Quinlan (Departmental representative) | Nil |
| National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee | Mr. Tom Coughlan | Nil |
| Radiological Protection Institute Ireland | Professor William Reville (Chairperson) | €11,970.00 |
| Radiological Protection Institute Ireland | Dr. Paraic James | Nil |
| Radiological Protection Institute Ireland | Dr. Maurice Fitzgerald | €7,695.00 |
* New reduced rate of remuneration
All appointments are made in accordance with the appropriate legislation governing appointments to each body. In considering applications due regard is had to Government policy regarding gender balance on State Boards. A number of different statutory processes are involved in appointments to State boards. In some cases statutory selection procedures must be followed or nominations must be sought from independent nominating panels before appointments are made by the Government or by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government. In a number of situations, only some appointments to the body concerned are made by the Minister, or appointments are made with the consent of the Minister for Finance or following consultation with the Minister for Finance or Minister for Education and Skills, as appropriate.
The Boards of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and An Bord Pleanála are executive in nature and members are employed on a full time salaried basis. The appointments as Chairperson of An Bord Pleanála and Director General of the EPA were made after competitions held by the Public Appointments Service. The Board Members of the Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency (HSCA) have been re-appointed on an interim basis pending enactment of legislation in respect of the HSCA.
The following members were appointed to the Board of Pobal, a not for profit company under the aegis of my Department, by Government, and do not receive fees:
· Mr. Séamus Boland (Chair)
· Mr. Thomas Maguire
· Mr. Liam Keane
· Ms. Siobhan McLoughlin
· Ms. Jennifer McHugh
· Mrs. Mari Hurley
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