Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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361. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the implications for agencies funded by his Department that fail to comply with consolidated public sector pay scales by continuing to make top-up payments to staff; when he expects this issue to be definitively resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10908/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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There are currently twelve State Bodies under the remit of my Department. Of these, eight are non commercial entities and four are commercial entities.

With regard to the commercial State Bodies, my Department works within the guidelines set out by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to remuneration levels of Chief Executive Officers. No top – up payments are being paid to the Chief Executive Officers of Bord na gCon, Coillte, Horse Racing Ireland or the Irish National Stud Co Ltd.