Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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3384. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [40029/21]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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According to the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016, as described in the Business and Financial Reporting Requirements document, State Bodies are required to report on several items including, but not limited to, their total number of employees, the total volume of expenditure on wages and salaries, and the salaries of their key personnel and Chief Executive Officer. These are to be disclosed in the State Bodies’ Annual Reports unless they have received a derogation from their parent Department.

In response to the Deputy’s query regarding the State funded organisations under the aegis of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, I can confirm that all but one of these organisations declare their employees salaries according to the Code of Governance of State Bodies.

By derogation, Horse Racing Ireland does not disclose details of the number of employees whose total employee benefits (excluding pension costs), for any given reporting period, fall within each band of €25,000 from €50,000 upwards.