Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons employed by the Central Bank including the Financial Regulator who currently have a basic salary in excess of €100,000; the number in excess of €150,000; the number in excess of €200,000; and the number in excess of €250,000. [17682/11]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 72: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons employed by the Central Bank including the Financial Regulator who received bonus payments in 2010; the overall amount that was paid and the average payment to the employees in question. [17686/11]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 74: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the number of persons employed by the Central Bank including the Financial Regulator who took a reduction in their basic salary in the past twelve months; and the overall aggregate amount of the reductions incurred by persons employed by the organisation. [17690/11]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 75: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the number of persons employed by the Central Bank including the Financial Regulator who took a reduction in their basic salary in the past twelve months; and the overall aggregate amount of the reductions incurred by persons employed by the organisation.

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 70, 72, 74 and 75 together.

Under the Central Bank Act 1942, the employment of staff at the Central Bank and their terms and conditions are matters for the Central Bank Commission. However, I have been informed by the Central Bank of the information set out in the tables below. The information includes information relating to the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority prior to 1 October 2010.

The following table sets out the total number of staff of the Bank who currently have a basic salary in excess of €100,000, the number in excess of €150,000, the number in excess of €200,000 and the number in excess of €250,000.

The Central Bank publishes information related to remuneration of executive and non-executive directors in its annual report. No bonuses were paid by the Central Bank in 2010.

I have been informed by the Central Bank that salary reductions and pension-related deductions were dealt with under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts and these took effect prior to the period to which the Deputy refers. As outlined in the Central Bank's 2010 Annual Report, the Governor's salary was reduced by 20% from 1 February 2010 and he also took an additional further voluntary salary reduction of 20 %. The salaries of the Deputy Governor (Central Banking) and Deputy Governor (Financial Regulation) were reduced by 15 % in 2010.

The following table sets out the number of persons employed by the Central Bank in 2010 and the average salary.