Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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1356. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all bodies, boards or committees under the remit of his Department to which ministerial appointments are made; the statutory provision providing for the making of such appointments in each case; the annual allowances or other payments made to the chairperson; the annual allowance or other payment made to an ordinary member; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37495/13]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The following table sets out the bodies, boards under the remit of my Department to which I make appointments and the statutory provisions providing for the making of such appointments.

With regard to board fees, there are four categories payable to chairpersons and directors of Non-Commercial State Agencies. The "one person one salary" principle provides that public servants acting as chairpersons or directors of state-sponsored bodies do not receive additional remuneration for undertaking such duties. Members of Boards are entitled to claim travel and subsistence as governed by the Travel and Subsistence Circulars issued by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Instead of the fees mentioned above, members of the Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal are paid a briefing fee of €10,000 when they take up their appointment and a daily rate of €845.00.

The approved annual rates in respect of those Boards to which I have made appointments and where board fees are payable are:

The boards for which fees are currently paid to members are as follows:

Category 1 Boards

N/A

Category 2 Boards

HIQA, VHI

Category 3 Boards

Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Irish Blood Transfusion Service Board, Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland, National Treatment Purchase Fund, Health Research Board, Medical Council, Mental Health Commission.

Category 4 Boards

Health & Social Care Professionals Council (Chair only), Health Insurance Authority.

It should also be noted that existing board members, and members appointed in the future are given the option to waive the related board fee on a discretionary basis.

Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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1357. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the boards, bodies or committees under the remit of his Department where there is currently a vacancy to be filled by ministerial appointment; if so, if the vacancy relates to the chairperson or an ordinary member or members, specifying the number of vacancies in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37510/13]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The current number of vacancies on boards under the remit of my Department are as follows:

Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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1358. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the bodies, boards or committees under the remit of his Department where there is anticipated to be a vacancy within the next six months to be filled by ministerial appointment; if so, if the anticipated vacancy relates to the chairperson or an ordinary member or members, specifying the number of anticipated vacancies in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37525/13]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The following is a list of boards under the remit of my Department showing vacancies arising in the next 6 months.