Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 63: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he has received an annual report for each of the past three years from the chairman of all State bodies under the auspices of his Department; if the pay of chief executives and employees of such bodies is fully in accordance with Government policy; if he will list any such bodies where this requirement under the code of practice for the governance of State bodies has not been met or no report has been received; if he will provide full details of such issues in such reports and if these reports will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46714/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The following statutory State bodies under the remit of my Department are comprehended by the Deputy's Question:

the Courts Service

the Legal Aid Board

the Private Security Authority

the Property Registration Authority

I can further inform the Deputy that the pay of all the employees of the bodies concerned is fully in accordance with Government policy and as set out by the Department of Finance.

The Deputy should note that the 2007 and 2008 reports for the each of the four bodies have been laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas as have the 2009 annual reports for the Courts Service and the Property Registration Authority. The 2009 annual reports for the Legal Aid Board and the Private Security Authority will be laid before the Houses in due course.