Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 345: To ask the Minister for Finance the savings that would be made to the Exchequer if all bonuses due to be paid to members of semi-State boards, or employees of semi-State boards, in the remainder of 2009 and the whole of 2010 were cancelled. [38582/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I have approved schemes for the CEOs of some 35 Non Commercial State Sponsored Bodies, with 6 of the larger bodies also having schemes for 2nd level grades. A list of the bodies is set out in the following tables for the information of the Deputy.

Once such schemes have been approved all decisions on the making of any such awards for chief executives, and any other senior staff if appropriate, are a matter for the Boards concerned. In this context, my Department does not hold details of the level of awards that have been made in this sector. However, in April of this year my Department asked Secretaries General of Government Departments to inform such bodies and agencies under the remit of their Departments that, in view of the current economic and budgetary difficulties, it was appropriate that consideration of any bonus payments should be suspended.

Performance Related Award schemes approved for 2nd level Senior Management as at 19 Feb 2009