Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 1326: To ask the Minister for Social and Family 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 her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30617/08]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 1354: To ask the Minister for Social and Family 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [31198/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1326 and 1354 together.

The State Agencies currently operating under the aegis of my Department are the Pensions Board, the Citizens Information Board, the Family Support Agency and the Combat Poverty Agency. In addition the Pensions Ombudsman also comes under the remit of my Department. The Chief Executive of the Pensions Board is on an annual salary of € 150,712 and is a member of the Board's Superannuation Scheme. The salary range for the Chief Executive of the Citizens Information Board is €110,889 to €133,654. The salary of the new Chief Executive is being finalised and he is a member of the Board's Superannuation Scheme. The Chief Executive of the Family Support Agency is on an annual salary of €120,190. He is currently on secondment from the Health Service Executive (HSE) and he remains a member of the HSE Superannuation Scheme.

The salary for the post of Director in the Combat Poverty Agency is linked to the Principal Officer Higher Scale in the civil service and would normally include membership of the Agency's Superannuation Scheme. The position is currently being filled on an acting basis. The Actin g Director is on a salary of €73,800 per annum, which takes account of public service pensions already in payment. The Acting Director is not a member of the Agency's Superannuation Scheme.

Schemes of performance-related pay can apply to the Chief Executive Officers of non-commercial State sponsored bodies. All of the above post holders are eligible to be considered for a performance related bonus payment of up to a maximum of 20% of basic salary. Decisions regarding the level of payments to be awarded in individual cases is the responsibility of the Board of the body concerned. The Pensions Ombudsman is on an annual salary of €136,581. He is a member of the Model Pension Scheme for State Sponsored Bodies. All are entitled to standard travel and subsistence allowances and recoupment of other vouched expenses incurred wholly, properly and exclusively in the performance of their duties. Such expenses are administered by the Agencies.

Details of the level of fees payable to the Board of the Agencies under the aegis of the Department are set out in the tabular statement. Fees payable to Board members of the Agencies under the aegis of the Department of Social and Family Affairs for the period 2005 — 2008 are as shown below: