Written answers

Tuesday, 30 March 2010

Department of Agriculture and Food

Departmental Agencies

11:00 pm

Photo of Fergus O'DowdFergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 380: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the salary of each chief executive of agencies under the aegis of his Department on 1 August 2008 and 1 September 2008 in tabular form; if a voluntary pay cut was taken by each CEO; if so, the date of same; the salary of the CEO at that date; the full benefits package now applying to each such person including pension contributions and amount of bonus, if any; if same was awarded, the way in which it was benchmarked; the cost of a company car and any other benefit in kind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13629/10]

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy regarding the Chief Executives in the agencies under the aegis of my Department is set out in tabular form below.

CEOs in the non-commercial agencies for which my Department is responsible are subject to pay adjustments in accordance with the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act, 2009. These pay adjustments are set out in the table below.

The Deputy should refer to the agencies concerned regarding information on pension contributions.

OrganisationSalary 1/08/2008Salary 1/09/2008Current Pay scaleBonusCar
National Milk Agencyâ'¬90,346â'¬92,605â'¬85,845N/AN/A
Teagascâ'¬150,795â'¬154,865â'¬139,800Suspended for 2008 & 2009Car allowance paid
Bord Biaâ'¬162,795â'¬166,865â'¬151,800N/AN/A
Irish Marine Instituteâ'¬147,036â'¬150,712â'¬138,655Suspended for 2008 & 2009N/A
Bord Iascaigh Mharaâ'¬130,236â'¬133,491â'¬122,812Suspended for 2008 & 2009N/A
SFPA - Chairmanâ'¬117,446â'¬120,382â'¬110,844N/AN/A
Coillteâ'¬297,024â'¬297,024â'¬297,024Increases sanctioned on 1/03/2008 and 1/09/2008 were not implementedSuspended for 2008 & 2009Car allowance paid
Irish National Stud*â'¬126,391â'¬126,391â'¬133,419Provision in contractProvision in contract

*A new CEO was appointed in Feb 2010.

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