Written answers
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Appointments to State Boards
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the total number of board appointees he has made since he came to office; the names, salaries and expenses of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37353/12]
Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that since taking office on 9th March 2011 I have made 35 appointments to the boards of bodies under the aegis of my Department and the Minister of State, Deputy O’ Dowd, T.D., has made 10 appointments. Details of the 45 appointments are set out below together with details of the remuneration which may be paid in respect of such appointments.
The Deputy will be aware that the One Person One Salary policy introduced by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform provides that serving public sector employees are not eligible to receive remuneration in relation to their membership of boards of State bodies. The Deputy will also be aware that non-public sector board members may choose to voluntarily waive their fees as a matter of personal choice in recognition of the current difficult economic circumstances. Both of these policy initiatives of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform have been brought to the attention of the bodies under the aegis of my Department. Consequently, the remuneration details in the table below refer to fees that may be payable and are not indicative of fees actually being received by board members. The payment of board members’ expenses is an operational matter for each State body.
In addition since these appointments were made one of the members of the board of SEAI, Michael Conlon, has resigned.
TABLE
| Body | Appointee | Fee Band |
|---|---|---|
| An Post | Mr Donal Connell Mr James Wrynn Mr Paul Henry | Category 1 Chair: €31,500 Director: €15,750 |
| Bord na Móna | Ms Denise Cronin Mr. John Horgan Ms Elaine Treacy | Category 2 Chair: €21,600 Director: €12,600 |
| EirGrid | Dr Gary Healy Ms Regina Moran Mr Liam O’Halloran Ms Bride Rosney Ms Doireann Barry* | Category 2 Chair: €21,600 Director: €12,600 |
| ESB | Ms Noreen Wright Mr Seamus Mallon | Category 1 Chair: €31,500 Director: €15,750 |
| Irish National Petroleum Corporation (INPC) | Mr Sean Fitzgerald Mr Vincent Caffrey Ms Aoife MacEvilly Mr Aidan Donnelly | Category 2 Chair: €21,600 Director: €12,600 |
| National Oil Reserves Agency (NORA) | Ms Aoife MacEvilly | Category 4 Chair: €8,978 Director: €5,985 |
| TG4 | Mr. Micheál Seoighe Ms. Mairēad Ní Cheoinín Mr. Joe Connolly Mr. Des Geraghty Ms. Andrēa Ní Ēalaithe Ms Mairead Nic Suibhne Ms. Michelle Ní Chróinín Siún Ní Raghallaigh | Category 2 Chair: €21,600 Director: €12,600 |
| Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) | Ms Julie O’Neill Mr. Edgar Morgenroth Mr. Michael Conlon Ms. Anne Farrell Mr. Declan Waugh Ms. Michelle Green Mr. Brian Carroll | Category 3 Chair: €11,970 Director: €7,695 |
| Digital Hub Development Agency (DHDA) | Mr. Paul Holden Mr. Seamus Ratigan | Category 3 Chair: €11,970 Director: €7,695 |
| Ordnance Survey Ireland OSI | Mr. Ronan O’Reilly Ms. Anne Butler Mr. Robin Simpson Dr. Enda Howley Dr. Denis Keliher Ms. Marion Coy Mr. Justin Gleeson Ms Sandra Ryan Mr. Padraic Jordan Mr. Oliver Hickey | Category 3 Chair: €11,970 Director: €7,695 |
*No fee applicable
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