Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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Question 279: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public sector contracts that have been awarded with a remuneration exceeding the pay cap. [4099/12]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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My Department has not approved any contracts for posts in the public service providing for a salary in excess of €200,000 since my announcement in June 2011 of the introduction of this general pay ceiling. With regard to CEO posts in Commercial State Companies, no contracts have been approved with a salary in excess of €250,000 other than the post of CEO, ESB. The new salary level of €318,083 in respect of the CEO ESB was specified in the Press Release of June 2011 and was not therefore encompassed by the general pay ceiling.