Written answers

Thursday, 7 February 2013

Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

Departmental Bodies

Photo of Mary Lou McDonaldMary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide, in a tabular form, a breakdown of the fees and expenses paid to each member of each State board under the aegis of his Department. [6439/13]

Photo of Jimmy DeenihanJimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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Board fees are payable in four bodies operating under the aegis of my Department viz. the Arts Council, the Irish Film Board, Údarás na Gaeltachta and in the case of the Chair of the National Concert Hall. Applicable fees are listed in the table below:

State BoardAnnual remuneration payable to chairs and board members.
Arts CouncilChair - €8,978
Member - €5,985
National Concert HallChair - €8,978
No fees payable to board members.
Údarás na GaeltachtaChair: €20,520
Board members: €11,970
Irish Film BoardChair: €8,978
Board members: €5,985

For completeness, the table below sets out details of the boards of Foras na Gaeilge and the Ulster-Scots Agency, which comprise An Foras Teanga, a North South Implementation Body.

North-South Implementation Body
Annual remuneration payable to chairs and board members.
Foras na Gaeilge
Chair: €12,600
Vice-Chair: of €10,350
Board members: €8,100 (south); £5,510 (north)
Ulster-Scots Agency
Chair: £8,570
Board members: €8,100 (south); £5,510 (north).

Following a Government Decision of October 31st 2012, no fees are payable in respect of the following bodies operating under the aegis of my Department:

-The Heritage Council

-Culture Ireland

-Chester Beatty Library

-National Library of Ireland

-National Museum of Ireland

-Irish Manuscripts Commission

-National Archives of Ireland

-Irish Museum of Modern Art

-National Gallery of Ireland

-Crawford Gallery.

In some of the above cases, payment of fees never applied and in a number of other cases applicable fees were waived. I have written to the Arts Council and the Irish Film Board to notify them of my instructions to the organisations listed above to no longer pay a fee for board membership and to ask both of these organisations to also consider this matter.

In relation to expense arrangements that may apply in the bodies/agencies, I am advised that any such expenses are paid in accordance with the guidelines and rules set down by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

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