Ulick Burke (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 96: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has received a report on the pay levels of chief executive officers in the State sector; the recommendations made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23554/07]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Hay Management Consultants were commissioned to size the chief executive positions of all the commercial State bodies by reference to comparable positions in the private sector and rank them according to job score. Based on an analysis of rates across the private sector for jobs of comparable size, Hay identified median rates for the various job score level. They recently submitted their report to me and I am bringing proposals to Government on their recommendations.

The pay of Chief Executive Officers of non commercial State bodies comes within the remit of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Sector. I recently received the Review Body report on the seventh general review and I will bring proposals to Government on their recommendations. As no decisions have yet been made on the reports, it would be inappropriate to comment on their recommendations at this time.