Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 1188: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the total payroll and the total financial package including basic salary, performance, other bonuses and pension entitlements of the chief executive officer of every public agency or quango under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30608/08]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 1191: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the bonuses, merit awards and other payments above the basic salary they have approved for the heads of State agencies, boards and other quangos for 2005, 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008; the basis on which they made the decision to approve such awards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31189/08]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

I propose to take Questions Nos. 1188 and 1191 together.

The details requested by the Deputy in relation to the total payroll and the total financial package of the Chief Executive Officers of public bodies that receive core funding funded from my Department's Group of Votes are set out in the attached table.

For completeness information in relation to Pobal is also provided.

With the exception of Waterways Ireland, I have no function in the operation of bonus schemes. In the latter case, the Chief Executive received a bonus of £7,500 sterling in 2005 and £8,000 sterling in 2006 on the basis of satisfactory performance in the achievement of agreed personal targets in accordance with the terms of the scheme that applied to the post. No performance bonus has been agreed as yet in respect of 2007 and 2008.