Written answers

Wednesday, 9 July 2014

Photo of Mary Lou McDonaldMary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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451. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in a tabular form the annual salary of the chief executive officers of all commercial State companies under his remit. [30864/14]

Photo of James ReillyJames Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The VHI is the only Commercial State Body under the remit of my Department. The remuneration package for the Chief Executive of that body, sanctioned by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, comprises an annual salary of €238,727, a pension contribution of 25% and a car allowance of €25,000.

Photo of Mary Lou McDonaldMary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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452. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in a tabular form a list of the annual salaries of the chief executive officers of all non-commercial State-sponsored bodies under his remit. [30893/14]

Photo of James ReillyJames Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The current approved salaries of CEOs of non-commercial State agencies under the aegis of my Department are as follows;

BoardSalary of CEO €
Irish Blood Transfusion Service€148,964
Health Products Regulatory Authority (formerly Irish Medicines Board) €136,496
Food Safety Authority of Ireland€143,564
Health Research Board€109,580
Medical Council of Ireland€136,275
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland€127,588
Mental Health Commission€137,481
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland€106,424
Health and Social Care Professionals Council (CORU)€93,297
Dental Council€94,410
Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC)€99194
Health Insurance Authority€100,977
National Paediatric Hospital Development Board€125,761
Opticians Board €84,296

The CEO positions in the National Cancer Registry (NCR), Food Safety Promotion Board (FSPB) and the Health Information Quality Authority (HIQA) are currently vacant. The salary levels for the future CEOs of these organisations are being reviewed by my Department in conjunction with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER). The CEO position of the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) is also vacant and the duties of the CEO are being undertaken on a part-time basis by an official from the HSE at no extra cost.

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