360 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation all appointments made by him in the past 12 months; the persons appointed; the income received; the body to which they were appointed; the term of office they will serve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46374/10]

Following is the information requested by the Deputy.

Science Foundation Ireland

Appointments to the Board of Science Foundation Ireland are governed by statute under the Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Act 2003. The members of the Board are appointed by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, with the consent of the Minister for Finance following consultation with the Minister for Education and Skills.

*Ms Riordan was reappointed as Chairman and Mr Stack was reappointed to the Board.

No finite term is prescribed by the National Standards Authority of Ireland Act 1996, however, the three longest-serving members of the NSAI Board retire by rotation on 14 April each year, as referred to in Schedule 1 of the Act.

Forfás

The Board of Forfás is appointed under the Industrial Development Act 1993 (1st Schedule), as amended by the 2003 Act. The Board consists of 13 Members.

Each year, the two longest serving members of the Board must retire from office. A retiring member is eligible for reappointment.

Enterprise Ireland

The term of office served by each Board Member of Enterprise Ireland is determined by Section 9(8) of the Industrial Development (Enterprise Ireland) Act 1998: "On the anniversary of the establishment day and thereafter on each anniversary of the establishment day, two of the members of the Board (other than the chairperson and the chief executive officer) shall retire from office.

The National Consumer Agency

Section 10 of the Consumer Protection Act 2007 provides that the members of the National Consumer Agency are appointed directly by the Minister (with the exception of the CEO, who is appointed by the Agency itself subject to the approval of the Minister). The section also provides that on the anniversary of the establishment day of the Agency and on each subsequent anniversary of that day, two members of the Agency (other than the chairperson and the chief executive) shall retire from office. The section further provides that a member of the Agency (other than the chief executive) shall serve for not more than 10 consecutive years.

The following were appointed members of the National Consumer Agency in 2010:

Company Law Review Group

The Company Law Review Group (CLRG) was established under Part 7 of the Company Law Enforcement Act 2001. Section 69 of the Act states that the Review Group "shall consist of such and so many members that the Minister from time to time appoints". The CLRG is composed of 26 members who were appointed in July 2010 for a two-year term. The members represent company law practitioners (solicitors, barristers and accountants), IBEC, ICTU and other relevant representative bodies, regulating agencies and Government Departments.

Intellectual Property Policy Group

In June 2010 an Intellectual Property Implementation Group was established to drive the implementation of the IP related recommendations from the Innovation Taskforce Report in order to ensure that all enterprises, from small businesses to multinationals, get better access to Government-supported intellectual property and can then use it to create jobs and drive our economic recovery.

The Group will complete its work and complete its term of office in 2011. No payment has been made to members of the Group.

Innovation Taskforce Implementation Committee

A high level Committee was established on 10 May 2010 to implement the recommendations in the Report of the Innovation Task Force.

The members of the high-level implementation committee are:

The secretariat is provided by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation. Members of the Steering Group will not be remunerated for their work but may recoup travel and subsistence expenses incurred in accordance with public service guidelines.

Research Prioritisation High Level Steering Group

On 27 September a High Level Steering Group was established to oversee a project to establish priority areas of focus for Irish Research for the future. The purpose of this exercise is to identify up to twenty priority areas, or approaches to tackling national challenges that we face, and to concentrate future investment in publicly funded STI in those areas. The project will take account of research areas where Ireland has built significant strength to date and particularly areas that have the greatest potential to deliver sustainable economic return through enterprise development, employment creation, or indeed, quality of life.

The secretariat is provided by Forfás. The Steering Group has been asked to submit its report to Government by September 2011. The members of the Group will not be remunerated for their work but may recoup travel and subsistence expenses incurred in accordance with public service guidelines

The rates of remuneration per diem for the EAT are as follows: