Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for the background information on Bord Gáis Éireann. However, I am asking specifically about Irish Water. It is necessary to have clarity in the public domain on this matter, because a figure of €7,000, as an average, has been cited. Perhaps the Minister does not have the detail today and, if not, I am asking him to get it as soon as he can and to report it to us. What is the envisaged maximum payment under the scheme? What is the envisaged minimum payment? No more than anywhere else, in Irish Water not every staff member is on the same salary level or arrangement. If there is to be a public discussion on bonuses in the new utility, it is only fair, rather than giving an average figure, that we have clear information on the maximum and minimum. If the Minister cannot answer me today, he might give an undertaking to get that information for us.

Does the Minister envisage that the ban on bonuses for chief executives would come to an end in 2016? I note that is the timeline referred to by the chief executive of Irish Water in respect of what he called a pay freeze at the utility.

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