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.

Non-Commercial Bodies	Commercial Bodies
Aqua licensing Appeals Board	Bord na gCon
Bord Bia	Coillte
Bord Iascaigh Mhara	Horse Racing Ireland
Marine Institute	Irish National Stud
National Milk Agency
Sea Fisheries Protection Agency
Teagasc
Veterinary Council of Ireland

The pay arrangements, including bonuses and performance related pay, for chief executives of semi State companies is a matter for the State Bodies themselves within the context of Government Public Sector Pay Policies.

In April 2009 the Department of Finance requested the suspension of performance-related schemes in non-commercial State Bodies and again in February 2010 following the report of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Sector. In relation to the commercial State Bodies, the Government agreed in 2012 to the continuation of the current policy requesting Commercial State Bodies not to award bonus payments in recognition of the serious state of the public finances. No performance related awards were paid to the Chief Executives of the 12 State Bodies under the aegis of my Department in the years in question.