asked the Minister for Education if he will state in respect of each State-sponsored board or company for which he is responsible (1) the date on which and the authority under which it was constituted, (2) the names of the directors, designating those who are civil servants and also those who are wholetime employed by such board or company, and the manner in which each director is appointed, (3) the amount of share or loan capital or advances made to each and not repaid at the present time and the terms of repayments, if any, of such amounts, (4) the amount received by each during the last available financial year from (a) voted moneys, (b) the Central Fund, (c) licence or similar fees paid to it by the public and (d) sales, (5) the amount of capital (a) expended during each of the three years ended 31st March, 1966 and estimated to be expended in the current year and (b) for which commitments have been announced, (6) the remuneration paid to each director and to each of the five principal executives in each organisation, and (7) the name of the auditors to each such organisation and how they were appointed (i.e. by statute, the Minister or the company) and, if the company, how the shares giving the right to vote on such appointments are held.

There are no companies or boards of the type envisaged in the question for which my Department is responsible.

131.

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state in respect of each State-sponsored board or company for which he is responsible (1) the date on which and the authority under which it was constituted, (2) the names of the directors, designating those who are civil servants and also those who are whole-time employed by such board or company, and the manner in which each director is appointed, (3) the amount of share or loan capital or advances made to each and not repaid at the present time and the terms of repayments, if any, of such amounts, (4) the amount received by each during the last available financial year from (a) voted moneys, (b) the Central Fund, (c) licence or similar fees paid to it by the public and (d) sales, (5) the amount of capital (a) expended during each of the three years ended 31st March, 1966 and estimated to be expended in the current year and (b) for which commitments have been announced, (6) the remuneration paid to each director and to each of the five principal executives in each organisation, and (7) the name of the auditors to each such organisation and how they were appointed (i.e. by statute, the Minister or the company) and, if the company, how the shares giving the right to vote on such appointments are held.

The information available is in the form of a tabular statement which, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, it is proposed to circulate with the Official Report.

It is assumed, from the form of the question, that it relates only to bodies and companies which are engaged in trading and the statement covers only such bodies.

Following is the statement:

PARTICULARS REGARDING THE CONSTITUTION, DIRECTORATE AND FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS OF STATE SPONSORED BOARDS OR COMPANIES

NOTES:

(i) Except in the case of Ceimicí Teoranta, the accounts of the bodies referred to above are audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General. In the case of Ceimicí Teoranta, the accounts are audited by Messrs. Butler, Chance & Co. who were appointed by the Company subject to approva of Minister for Finance after consultation with Minister for Industry and Commerce.

(ii) Except in the case of Ceimicí Teoranta, the directors are appointed by the Minister for Industry and Commerce after consultation with the Minister for Finance. In the case of Ceimicí Teoranta four of the directors are appointed by the Minister for Finance after consultation with the Minister for Industry and Commerce. The other two directors are elected by the shareholders.

(iii) Details of the remuneration paid to the principal executive are not available.

132.

asked the Minister for Health if he will state in respect of each State-sponsored board or company for which he is responsible (1) the date on which and the authority under which it was constituted, (2) the names of the directors, designating those who are civil servants and also those who are wholetime employed by such board or company, and the manner in which each director is appointed, (3) the amount of share or loan capital or advances made to each and not repaid at the present time and the terms of repayments, if any, of such amounts, (4) the amount received by each during the last available financial year from (a) voted moneys, (b) the Central Fund, (c) licence or similar fees paid to it by the public and (d) sales, (5) the amount of capital (a) expended during each of the three years ended 31st March, 1966 and estimated to be expended in the current year and (b) for which commitments have been announced, (6) the remuneration paid to each director and to each of the five principal executives in each organisation and (7) the name of the auditors to each such organisation and how they were appointed (i.e. by statute, the Minister or the company) and, if the company, how the shares giving the right to vote on such appointments are held.

Information is being compiled and I would suggest that the Deputy repeat the question in a week.