Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 219: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual saving to the State if all vocational education committee CEO salaries were capped at €100,000. [36569/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Based on the salaries, excluding allowances, of the CEOs of the Vocational Education Committees in 2011, the annual salary saving arising if all CEO salaries were capped at €100,000 would amount to approximately €431,000. The Deputy should note that the Transport Liaison Officer allowance, which was the main allowance paid to CEOs, costing some €261,000 in 2011, was discontinued with effect from 1 June 2012.

The Deputy should also note that the saving figure does not take into account any additional saving to the State which would arise from a reduction in Employer PRSI, nor does it take account of the loss to the Exchequer arising from a reduction in statutory deductions such as income tax, Employee PRSI and the Universal Social Charge.