Written answers

Wednesday, 8 December 2010

8:00 am

Photo of Fergus O'DowdFergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 46: To ask the Minister for Transport if any employee at senior management level of any State body or organisation under the auspices of his Department has received any bonus payment in the past twelve months; if so, the amounts received and the reasons for same; the person who made the decision to grant this payment and the reason for same; if this matter was referred to him or if he was informed of the matter; if so, the views he expressed; the response, if any, from the body concerned; the subsequent decision taken by such body; the rank of the recipient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46591/10]

Photo of Noel DempseyNoel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The payment of bonus payments is a matter for the Board of the State Company concerned. Under the Minister for Finance's Guidelines on Contracts, Remuneration and other Conditions of Chief Executives and Senior Management of Commercial State Bodies, a representative of my Department attends and contributes views at the Remuneration Committee meeting of each commercial State body where bonus payments for Chief Executives are being considered.

I wrote to each commercial State body in February 2009 requesting that consideration be given by the Board to achieving a significant reduction in or elimination of bonus awards to Chief Executives payable for 2009 and also 2010.

Under the above guidelines, details of any bonus payments made are required to be published in the annual accounts of the State body.

I also wrote to non-commercial State bodies in May 2009 stating that it would be appropriate that consideration of any bonus payments to Chief Executive Officers be suspended pending the issue of further guidelines from the Department of Finance. These issued in February 2010 and requested that bonus schemes in non-commercial bodies be suspended indefinitely.

Bonuses awarded to senior management level employees of State Bodies other than the Chief Executive Officer are a matter for the agencies involved.

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