Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 152: To ask the Minister for Transport the remuneration package of the chief executive of the Irish Aviation Authority for each of the years 2007, 2008 and 2009; if he has legal power to instruct the authority to change the remuneration package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47924/09]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) is a commercial state-sponsored company, which was established in 1994 under the Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993. Under Section 38 of the Act, the Board of the Irish Aviation Authority decides on the terms and condition of employment (including the remuneration package) of the Chief Executive, following consultation with the Minister for Transport and with the consent of the Minister for Finance. Under Section 39 of the Act, the Authority is required to have regard to Government or nationally agreed guidelines or Government policy concerning remuneration and conditions of employment of staff and to comply with the directive of the Minister for Transport given with the consent of the Minister for Finance

Details of the remuneration of the Chief Executive of the IAA are included in the company's annual report, a copy of which is laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas each year. The 2009 accounts have not yet been prepared but will be finalised, audited and published in the early part of 2010 and will contain the details of the remuneration package of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for 2009. I am advised that the CEO took a voluntary 10% pay cut in 2009.

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 153: To ask the Minister for Transport the details of the remuneration package of the chief executive of Dublin Airport Authority for each of the years 2007, 2008 and 2009; if he has legal power to instruct the authority to change the remuneration package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47925/09]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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Details of the remuneration package of the Chief Executive of the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) are included in the company's annual report and a copy of the annual report is laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas each year and is available in the Oireachtas library. Under Section 29(3) of the Air Navigation and Transport Act 1998 the terms and conditions of employment of the DAA CEO are a matter for the Board subject to the consent of the Minister for Transport given with the approval of the Minister for Finance. Moreover, under the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies, it is the responsibility of the Chairman and Board of each State body to implement Government policy in relation to the total remuneration of the Chief Executive. In this regard the DAA Chief Executive's pay and emoluments must be agreed by the DAA Board within the remuneration levels approved by my Department with the consent of the Department of Finance.