Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 400: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if bonus payments were made to senior management in Bord na Móna and An Post in 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011; the number of persons to whom bonus payments were made; and the total cost of such payments. [18783/11]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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I wrote to the Chairpersons of each of the commercial Semi State bodies under my aegis on 13th May stating my view that payments of Performance Related Bonuses to CEOs should cease immediately. The Chief Executive of Bord na Móna has written to the Chairman of Bord na Móna, voluntarily waiving any performance related pay for the year 2010/2011. The CEO of Bord na Móna received a Performance Related Award of €70,000 in 2009.

The Chairman of An Post has confirmed that the Chief Executive of An Post has voluntarily waived his right to payment under the Performance Related Incentive Payment Scheme since 2008.

The payment of salaries and performance bonuses to senior management below the level of Chief Executive at Bord na Móna and An Post is an operational matter for the respective Board and Management of the company.