Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 108: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the senior executives in the bodies under the aegis of his Department will be taking a 10% pay cut; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41121/08]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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In the Budget speech the Minister for Finance informed the House that members of the Government and Ministers of State would surrender 10% of their current total pay and that officers at Secretary General level in Government Departments had volunteered to make a corresponding surrender in respect of their pay. The Minister for Finance also stated that other public servants in leadership and senior positions may wish to consider whether it is appropriate for them to make a similar move in current circumstances. The question of any salary surrender by senior executives of agencies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for the individuals themselves to consider.