Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 21: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the arrangements that are in place to implement policy in relation to determining and approving the remuneration of each chief executive officer and managing director under the auspices of his Department; the salary of each such chief executive officer and managing director; if such arrangements have been breached in the past three years and the person involved; if he has taken any action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24597/10]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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As regards non-commercial State-sponsored bodies, the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Sector advises the Government from time to time on the general levels of remunerations appropriate for senior posts across the public service including CEOS of non-commercial State-sponsored bodies. As it is not feasible for the Review Body to examine the chief executive posts in all of the non-commercial State-sponsored bodies on every occasion, the practice is that it examines a selection of posts for each general review. Specific Review Body recommendations are sanctioned by the Department of Finance once they have been approved by Government. The Department of Finance then determines the appropriate rate of remuneration for the remaining CEO posts in the non-commercial State sponsored bodies by reference to the recommendations of the posts examined.

The information set out in the tables below is the current salary of each CEO of each State Agency under the aegis of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation. Personal Pension Contribution rate (PPC rate) denotes where personal pension contributions are being made. There have been no breaches of the arrangements as sanctioned by the Department of Finance.

Department of Enterprise, Trade & Innovation

Non PPC Rate:

PPC Rate:

* In addition to a base salary of €180,109 per annum (PPC rate) the current Director General of Science Foundation Ireland receives 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.