Niall Collins (Limerick West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 102: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation his salary cost; the number and grades of staff in his Department on a comparable or higher salary; the amounts in each case; the remuneration package of officer holders in all forms of State agencies under the aegis of his Department which are comparable or higher than his salary, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19829/10]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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My salary amounts to €217,677 gross per annum. There are no staff in my Department on a comparable or higher salary. Within the State Agencies under the aegis of my Department, there is only one office holder, the Director General (DG) of Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), who has a remuneration package which is higher than the salary that I receive. The DG's remuneration package comprises of a base salary of €180,109 per annum plus an allowance of €79,588 in the nature of pay on a personal basis, in recognition of his international research experience and expertise, as approved by the Minister for Finance. As an employee of SFI, the DG is required to enter the Forfás superannuation scheme. Contractually the DG is entitled to the use of a car in his role as DG although I understand that he has chosen to forgo this.