Written answers
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
Department of Education and Science
Departmental Agencies
11:00 pm
Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 410: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science 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. [13634/10]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Due to industrial action on the part of some staff in the Department of Education and Science, I am not in a position to provide the precise details requested by the Deputy.
However I set out below for the Deputy's information details which were provided in response to a similar parliamentary question tabled in September 2008, which outlines the basic salary and pension entitlement details for the CEOs of those bodies under the aegis of my Department at that time. If the Deputy requires more information relating to a specific agency I will endeavour to provide him with the relevant information.
The scheme of bonus payments on performance related awards in the Civil Service applies to the grades of Deputy and Assistant Secretaries and equivalent grades. These payments are made on the basis of recommendations made by the Committee for Performance Awards. As staff in both the National Council for Special Education and the State Examinations Commission are civil servants the CEO of each of these bodies is part of the civil service scheme for my Department and is eligible for awards under that scheme. Awards made to individual officers under the scheme are not disclosed as they are confidential and personal to the officers concerned. Payments under this Scheme were suspended in April 2009.
| Agency Name | CEO Basic Salary | CEO Pension Entitlements |
| Advisory Council for English Language Schools | Equivalent to Assistant Principal Higher | Private Pension Plan |
| An Chomhairle um Oideachais Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta | Equivalent to Assistant Principal Higher Scale | Civil Service Pension Scheme |
| Commission into Child Abuse | Equivalent to Assistant Principal Higher Scale | Civil Service Pension Scheme |
| Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies | Equivalent to Principal Officer Scale | Defined benefit Government scheme |
| Education Finance Board | Nil - The CEO is not in receipt of any payments. The Secretary/Manager is seconded from the VEC and is in receipt of salary at Assistant Principal Office (VEC) Scale | Nil - The CEO is not in receipt of any payments. The Secretary/Manager - as per VEC Superannuation Scheme |
| Further Education & Training Awards Council | Equivalent to Assistant Secretary General Scale | FETAC Superannuation and Spouse's Children's Scheme |
| Grangegorman Development Agency | €147,290.00 | A pension contribution of 5% is paid by the Department of Education and Science |
| Higher Education and Training Awards Council | Equivalent to Assistant Secretary General Scale | HETAC Pension Scheme |
| Higher Education Authority | Equivalent to Assistant Secretary Scale | Public Service Defined Benefit Scheme |
| International Education Board - Ireland | TCD Senior Admin level 6 | Defined benefit at age 65 |
| Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology | Single Point Scale | Public Service Defined Benefit Scheme |
| Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences | Salary Scale €74,640 - €93,334 | Public Service Defined Benefit Scheme |
| Leargas - The Exchange Bureau | Salary Equivalent to PO Higher Scale | Member of Private defined contribution pension scheme |
| National Centre for Technology in Education | Seconded Principal from CDVEC | Seconded Principal from CDVEC |
| National Centre Guidance in Education | Lecturer Scale | Education Sector Superannuation Scheme |
| National Council for Curriculum and Assessment | Equivalent to Assistant Chief Inspector | Civil Service Pension Scheme |
| National Council for Special Education | Equivalent to Assistant Secretary | Civil Service Pension scheme |
| National Education Welfare Board | Equivalent to Assistant Secretary General Salary Scale | Civil Service Pension Scheme |
| National Qualifications Authority of Ireland | Equivalent to Assistant Secretary General Scale | Civil Service Pension Scheme |
| Residential Institution Redress Board | Civil Service Principal Officer Scale | Civil Service Pension Entitlements Scheme |
| Residential Institution Review Committee | Salary as per the abatement rule | Nil |
| State Examinations Commission | Equivalent to Assistant Secretary General Scale | Civil Service Pension Scheme |
| The President's Award - Gaisce | Salary Equivalent to PO Standard Scale | Member of Private defined contribution pension scheme |
| The Teaching Council | Principal Officer (Higher) LS1 | Teachers Pension (on secondment) |
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