Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments/bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of her Department for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33048/23]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The details sought by the Deputy in regard to the aegis bodies in the scope of the question are set out in the attached table. I am advised that no bonuses and also no benefits in kind were paid to CEOs of the bodies under the aegis of my Department.

The processes required in the sanctioning of remuneration packages of aegis body CEOs are guided by the stipulations of the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform’s guidance booklet "Guidelines for Appointments of CEOs of Non-Commercial Bodies". Section 4.7 of the guidance states that the provision of perquisites is not permitted under Government policy.

Annually the Chairperson of each state body furnishes to me, in conjunction with the supply of the body's Annual Report, a report, which includes an affirmation that Government policy on the pay of the CEO is complied with. The Chairperson supplies such annual assurances under the terms of DPENDR’s Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies.

Note 1. The CEO of the ERC resigned in 2022 and an interim CEO has been appointed.

Note 2. Caranua has not had a CEO employed since March 2021.