Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 302: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons employed by the National Roads Authority who had a basic salary in excess of €100,000, €150,000, €200,000, €250,000 in 2009 and 2010; the bonus payments that were payable to these staff; the remuneration packages available to the CEO and board members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20419/11]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. Salary levels of staff employed by the Authority is a matter for the National Roads Authority under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007.

I understand from the NRA that the number of persons employed by the NRA who had a salary in excess of €100,000 in 2009 and 2010 was 22 and 7 respectively. With the exception of the Chief Executive Officer no staff employed by the Authority had a salary in excess of €150,000 in 2009 or 2010. I also understand from the NRA that no bonus payments were made to such staff in either year. The remuneration package for the Chief Executive Officer in 2009 was €385,857, including a salary of €302,121 and in 2010 was €330,208, including a salary of €257,301. The Chief Executive voluntarily waived his contractual entitlement to a bonus payment for 2009 and subsequent years.

Fees payable to Board members in 2009 were €9,000 reduced to €8,100 (May 2009) and €7,695 in 2010. Fees payable to the Chairman in 2009 were €14,000 reduced to €12,600 (May 2009) and €11,970 in 2010. In accordance with government policy, I have written to the CEO requesting that he take a further pay cut.