Written answers
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Department of Finance
Appointments to State Boards
8:00 pm
Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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Question 134: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details in relation to the number and names of all semi-State companies and statutory agencies under the remit of his Department; if he will provide a list of all members of the board of such organisations for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; if he will provide a list of all expenses associated with membership of these boards on an individual basis for the relevant years; if he will provide information relating to the profession or occupation of all such members of the relevant State companies and statutory agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13505/12]
Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy in relation to semi-state companies and statutory agencies under the remit of my Department is contained in the following tables: National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) Advisory Committee From 01/01/2007
| Name | Profession or Occupation | Term |
| Mr Kevin Cardiff | Secretary General Department of Finance | From 1 February 2010 to 3 February 2012 |
| Mr Shane Doyle | Chief Strategy Officer , Liberty Global | From 1 May 2007 to 3 September 2011 |
| Mr David Doyle | Secretary General Department of Finance | Term ended 31 January 2010 |
| Ms Tytti Noras | Legal Counsellor, Ministry of Finance Finland | Appointed 2005Re-appointed 1 August 2010 |
| Mr Gerold W Brandt | Financial Consultant | 31 December 2009 |
| Mr John F Daly | Chairman IMC Limited | Term ended 31 December 2008 |
| Mr David Byrne | Former EU Commissioner and former Attorney General | From 1 January 2008 |
| Mr Hugh Cooney | Consultant with KPMG and Company Director | From 1 January 2008 |
| Mr Brendan Mc Donagh | From 1 September 2010 |
National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) Board Members from 01/01/2007
Name Profession or Occupation Term
| Mr Fred Barry | Chief Executive National Roads Authority | |
| Mr Liam Berney | Industrial Officer , Irish Congress of Trade Unions | |
| Ms Ann Fitzgerald | Chief Executive Officer, National Consumer Agency | |
| Mr Stewart Harrington | Director , Killeen Properties Limited | |
| Mr Tony Jones | Business Consultant | |
| Mr Peter McManamon | Chairman, Ceva Inc | |
| Mr John Corrigan | Chief Executive, NTMA: Ex-officio member | From 4 December 2009 |
| Mr Brian Murphy | Chief Executive, NDFA: Ex-officio member | From 12 January 2009 |
| Mr Michael Somers | Chief Executive, NTMA: Ex-officio member | Term ended 3 December 2009 |
| Mr Adrian Kearns | Chief Executive, NDFA: Ex-officio member | From 1 March 2007 to 31 December 2008 |
| Ms Anne Counihan | Chief Executive, NDFA: Ex-officio member | Term ended 9 February 2007 |
State Claims Agency Policy Committee Members from 1 January 2007
Name Profession or Occupation Term
| Mr Noel Whelan | Vice President and Dean Emeritus, University of Limerick | |
| Mr Tony Delany | Former Director of Claims at Norwich Union/Hibernian Insurance | From 10 March 2010 |
| Mr Chris Fitzgerald | Principal Officer, Department of Health | From 22 October 2010 |
| Mr Christopher Moore | Brigadier General, Defence Forces (retired) | From 10 March 2010 |
| Ms Niamh Moran | Solicitor, Carmody Moran, Solicitors | From 10 March 2010 |
| Ms Deirdre Hanlon | Principal Officer, Department of Finance | From 3 May 2007 to 14 October 2011 |
| Ms Anne Marie Hayes | Project Accountant and Health and Safety Authority Board Member | Term ended 2 July 2011 |
| Mr Brendan Phelan | Princi Principal Officer, Department of Health | Term ended 22 September 2010 |
| Ms Margaret Lane | Administration Manager, Bord Gáis | Term ended November 2009 |
| Mr John Dunne | Insurance Broker, JF Dunne Insurances | Term ended 2007 |
| Ms Ann Nolan | Principal Officer, Department of Finance. | Term ended 2007 |
| Mr Michael Grace | Associate Director , AIB Investment Managers | Term ended 2007 |
National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF) Commission Members From 1 January 2007
Name Profession or Occupation Term
| Mr Paul Carty | Financial Consultant and Former Managing Partner, Deloitte & Touche, Ireland | |
| Mr John A. Canning Jr | Chairman of Madison Dearborn Partners LLC | |
| Dr Brian Hillery | Former Chairman of Independent News & Media plc & former Chairman, Unicredit Bank Ireland plc | |
| Mr Maurice Keane | Company Director & retired Group Chief Executive, Bank of Ireland | From 5 February 2007 |
| Mr Knut N. Kjaer | Former President of Risk Metrics Group & former Chief Executive, Norges Bank Investment Management | From 2 April 2010 |
| Prof. Frances Ruane | Director of Economics and Social Research Institute (ESRI) | From 1 July 2009 |
| Mr John Corrigan | Chief Executive, NTMA. Ex-officio member | From 4 December 2009 |
| Mr Michael Somers | Chief Executive NTMA. Ex-officio member | Term ended 3 December 2009 |
| Ms Brid Horan | Executive Director, Customer Supply and Group Services, ESB | Term ended July 2009 |
| Mr Donald C. Roth | Managing Partner, Emerging Markets Partnership, Washington D.C. | Term ended 1 April 2010 |
National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) Board Members from 22 December 2009
| Name | Profession or Occupation | Term |
| Mr Frank Daly | Former Chairman, Revenue Commissioners | From 22 December 2009 |
| Mr Michael Connolly | Banking Consultant, and former Senior Bank of Ireland official | From 22 December 2009 to 26 November 2011 |
| Mr John Corrigan | Chief Executive, NTMA: Ex-officio member | From 22 December 2009 |
| Ms Eilish Finan | Consultant in Financial Services and Property, formerly of KPMG and former CFO/Director of AIG Investments | From 22 December 2009 |
| Mr Brendan McDonagh | Chief Executive Officer, NAMA: Ex-officio member | From 22 December 2009 |
| Mr Brian McEnery | Corporate Rescue and Insolvency Practitioner with Horwath Bastow Charlton | From 22 December 2010 |
| Mr Steven Seelig | Principal and CEO of Financial Stability Associates, formerly of IMF | From 26 May 2010 |
| Mr William Soffe | Former County Manager, Fingal County Council | From 22 December 2009 |
| Mr Peter Stewart | Financial Services Consultant | From 22 December 2009 to 11 October 2011 |
Payment of expenses to members of the above boards and committees is an operational matter for the boards concerned. Aggregate expenses paid to members for the years 2007 to 2011 are set out below. Payment to NTMA Advisory Committee, NPRF Commission members and NAMA Board members primarily reflect travel and accommodation expenses incurred by non-Irish based board members.
Aggregate expenses paid to members for years 2007 to 2011
| Board | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| NTMA Advisory Committee | 34,002 | 32,106 | 42,716 | 25,318 | 36,558 |
| NDFA Board | - | - | - | - | - |
| SCA Policy Committee | 1,426 | 1,426 | 1,470 | 270 | - |
| NPRF Commission | 14,962 | 4,534 | 10,000 | 15,554 | 836 |
| NAMA Board | - | - | - | 36,246 | 49,216 |
Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
| Name | Profession or Occupation | Term |
| Mr John McHale (Chair) | Established Professor and Head of Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway | Appointed 07 July 2011 |
| Mr Sebastian Barnes | Senior economist, Economics Department, OECD and head of the EU desk. | Appointed 07 July 2011 |
| Mr Alan Barrett | Research Professor, Trinity College Dublin | Appointed 07 July 2011 |
| Mr Donal Donovan | Adjunct Professor at the University of Limerick. Visiting Lecturer at Trinity College Dublin | Appointed 07 July 2011 |
| Ms Róisín O'Sullivan | Associate Professor, Economics Department, Smith College, Massachusetts | Appointed 07 July 2011 |
The Board Members were paid €14,461 in travel and subsistence expenses in 2011
Irish Bank Reconciliation Corporation
The Irish Bank Resolution Company (Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Limited) has provided the following details in relation to the period January 2009 to 2011.
Board Members 2009 to 2011
| Name | Term |
| Mr William McAteer | Appointed 03 June 1992 – resigned 07 January 2009 |
| Mr Michael Jacob | Appointed 25 April 88- resigned 19 January 2009 |
| Mr Edmund Sullivan | Appointed 12 November 2001 – resigned 19 January 2009 |
| Mr Gerard McGann | Appointed 20 January 2004 –resigned 19 January 2009 |
| Ms Ann Heraty | Appointed 27 April 2006 – resigned 19 January 2009 |
| Mr Noel Harwerth | Appointed 02 February 2007-resigned 19 January 2009 |
| Mr Patrick Whelan | Appointed 06 July 2006-resigned 19 February 2009 |
| Mr Declan Quilligan | Appointed 26 June 2006 – resigned 07 September 2009 |
| Mr Frank Daly | Appointed 18 December 2008 –resigned 22 December 2009 |
| Mr Donal O Connor | Appointed 26 June 2008- resigned 14 June 2010 |
| Mr Alan Dukes | Appointed 18 December 2008- appointed Chairman on 14 June 2010 |
| Mr Maurice Keane | Appointed 21 January 2009 |
| Mr Mike Aysnley | Appointed 07 September 2009 |
| Mr Noel Cawley | Appointed 27 May 2010 |
| Mr Aidan Eames | Appointed 27 May 2010 |
| Mr Gary Kennedy | Appointed 27 May 2010 |
| Mr Oliver Ellingham | Appointed 14 October 2011 |
| Mr Roger McGreal | Appointed 15 November 2011 |
Biographical details for the current board members an be found on the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC) website using the following link: http://www.ibrc.ie/About_us/Who_we_are/Board_of_Directors/
The IBRC is currently examining its records in relation to expenses paid to board members since 2009 and as soon as this information is available it will be forwarded to the Deputy.
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