Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 257: To ask the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will list the number of positions under his control but outside of the civil service which will be affected by new salary caps; the specific cuts involved and any impact identified on the ability to recruit or to retain specific positions in the next 12 months. [17987/11]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Following the recent Government decision to cap the salaries of persons serving in higher positions across all sectors of the public service at €200,000 and at €250,000 for Chief Executive Officers of commercial state companies, I will seek voluntary waivers of 15% of salary from current incumbents whose salaries are in excess of these figures or a lesser amount if the application of the full 15% reduction would bring their salary level below the thresholds.

From information provided to me by the agencies I estimate that 4 people will be affected by these new caps.

In the current economic difficulties, the decision of the Government to impose salary caps on the higher earners in the public service and the Chief Executives of the commercial State companies is a necessary one. I am hopeful that staff with the necessary skills and expertise can be recruited or retained at the adjusted salary levels.