219 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he will list all appointments made by him between 14 December 2010 and 13 January 2011 to State boards, agencies, quangos, bodies, authorities and other bodies within the aegis of his Department; the person appointed in each such case; the remuneration associated with the position; the selection process employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1867/11]

All appointments made between 14 December 2010 and 13 January 2011, to bodies under the aegis of my Department are set out below.

Chairman

Section 10(3) of the Industrial Relations Act 1946 provides that the Minister shall appoint the Chairman of the Labour Court.

Ordinary Members

The appointment of Ordinary Members to the Labour Court is governed by Section 10 of the Industrial Relations Act 1946. The Act provides that the Minister shall designate organisations representative of trade unions and of employers to nominate a person for appointment to the Court and the Minister shall appoint the person so nominated. The Irish Business and Employers' Confederation (IBEC) and the Irish Congress of Trades Unions (ICTU) are currently designated for the purposes of Section 10. Mr Shanahan was nominated by ICTU.

Both the Chairperson and Members of the Competition Authority were reappointed in accordance with the provisions of the Competition Act 2002, as amended.

All three appointments to the Rights Commissioner Service were made in accordance with section 34(3) of the Industrial Relations Act 1990.

This appointment has been made following nomination by the Irish Stock Exchange.

No remuneration is paid to the members of the Company Law Review Group.

In accordance with the provisions of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, a new Board was appointed to the Health and Safety Authority, for a period of three years with effect from 20 December 2010.

In accordance with the Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Act 2003, certain bodies are designated as members of IAASA and nominate one person to the board of IAASA. The Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, the Irish Stock Exchange and the Law Society of Ireland are designated bodies.

The current rates of remuneration for Chairpersons and Members of non-commercial Public Bodies, as determined by the Minister for Finance, are as follows:

220 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will list all appointments made by him between 14 December 2010 and 13 January 2011 to State boards, agencies, quangos, bodies, authorities and other bodies within the aegis of his Department; the person appointed in each such case; the remuneration associated with the position; the selection process employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1864/11]

Two such appointments have been made. Both cases were re-appointments to the Dormant Accounts Board for a period of 1 year — Mr Michael Morley (Chairperson, at an annual rate of remuneration of €8,978) and Mr Des Gunning (member, at an annual rate of remuneration of €5,985). These appointments were made taking account of the particular need for continuity in the operations of the Board at this time, given the proposal to dissolve it in 2011 on foot of Dormant Accounts legislation to be published shortly.

The Deputy may also wish to note that it is expected that the North South Ministerial Council at a meeting today will approve the appointment of a Chair to the board of the Ulster-Scots Agency, on foot of a nomination from the Northern Ireland authorities.