Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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428. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the full year saving to the Exchequer if all commercial semi State CEO's pay under the aegis of his Department were reduced by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39261/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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There are no commercial semi State companies under the aegis of my Department.

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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429. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the full year saving to the Exchequer if all non-commercial State sponsored bodies CEO salaries under the aegis of his Department were reduced by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39270/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The salary scales for posts of chief executive officer (CEO) is calculated in accordance with specific salary scales. Based on these salary scales a notional annual saving in the region of €155,000 would be made if there was a 10% reduction in CEO salaries.

It should be noted that in the recent Haddington Road Agreement, salaries have been cut by 5.5% for those arning between €65,000 and €80,000, 8% for those earning between €80,000 and €150,000, 9% for employees on €150,000 to €185,000, and 10% for those earning over €185,000.

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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430. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the full year saving to the Exchequer if all State agency board members fees, non commercial State sponsored bodies and commercial semi State companies, under the aegis of his Department were reduced by 25%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39280/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The table contains information in respect of those bodies currently under the aegis of my Department which are paid fees namely:

- Commission into Child Abuse

- Foras Áiseanna Saothair

- Grangegorman Development Agency

- Higher Education Authority

- Residential Institutions Redress Board (RIRB)

- Residential Institutions Review Committee (RIRC)

- Skillnets Ltd

Note 1: The Chairperson of the Commission to Inquire Into Child Abuse (CICA) is a member of the Judiciary and is not paid by the CICA. The ordinary members of the Commission, who were all salaried are not currently on the payroll.

Note 2: The Chairman of the RIRB is paid an annual salary equivalent to a serving President of the Circuit Court subject to abatement to take account of his pension.

In relation to the RIRC, the Chairman's salary is linked to his former Supreme Court judicial salary subject to pension abatement. Since October 2011, the Chairman has taken a 50% voluntary reduction in his salary.

The other board members of both the RIRB and the RIRC are paid a per diem rate and pension abatement applies in the case of members receiving a pension from the State. The per diem rate from 1st January 2011 is €668.