John Lyons (Dublin North West, Labour)
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678. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a person (details supplied) was originally employed under a so-called hay contract; if this contract was subsequently changed or altered in any way [26946/14]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The individual referred to by the Deputy was engaged by the company concerned in 2001. However, the contract itself was not signed until 15 December 2004 and was done so without the approval of the then Minister. However, in 2008 the then Minister accepted that it was not a "Hay" contract. With the exception of some amendments to the salary, I am not aware of any changes or alterations of the contract since its signing nor am I aware of any Minister being requested to authorise any such changes. 

In April 2014, my Department wrote to the company noting their compliance with guidelines relating to publication of CEO remuneration in their annual report and advising them that all future adjustments of CEO remuneration are subject to the Board obtaining approval in advance both from myself and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.