Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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3028. To ask the Minister for Health the agencies and State organisations under his Department that are receiving State funding that do not have to declare salaries of employees under the 2016 code of governance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40038/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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All bodies under the aegis of my Department are required to confirm compliance annually with the Code of Practice for Governance of State Bodies 2016. Within the Code are detailed Business and Financial Reporting Requirements.

These set out that:

a) State bodies should disclose in their financial statements the aggregate amount of total compensation paid to employees including employee numbers in whole time equivalent format.

b) The aggregate total compensation paid to employees should be split between salary, overtime and allowances.

c) A separate note on CEO salary and benefits (and termination payment if relevant) should also be included. d) A separate note on termination benefits to all staff should be included. CEO termination benefits should be kept separate, as set out above.

In addition to disclosing the aggregate pay bill and total number of employees, under the Code, Commercial State bodies should publish details of the number of employees whose total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) for the reporting period fell within each band of €25,000 from €50,000 upwards and an overall figure for total employer pension contributions in their annual report and/or financial statements.

In addition to disclosing the aggregate pay bill and total number of employees, non-commercial State bodies should under the Code publish details of the number of employees whose total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) for the reporting period fell within each pay band of €10,000 from €60,000 upwards and an overall figure for total employer pension contributions in their annual report and/or financial statements.