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Tuesday, 30 June 2026

Questions (297, 298)

Ged Nash

Question:

297. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an itemised list of the number of applications made to him by line departments for approval of an increase in salary for chief executives in commercial State agencies, under the proposals agreed by Government in April 2025, following the senior posts remuneration committee report, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49693/26]

Ged Nash

Question:

298. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide the list of cases in which he has approved increases proposed by line departments for chief executives in commercial State companies/agencies, under proposals agreed by Government in April 2025 following the senior posts remuneration committee report, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49694/26]

Written answers

Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

I propose to take Questions Nos. 297 and 298 together.

I propose to take PQ: 49693/26 and 49694/26 together.

Since 2011 there has been no systematic review of CEO remuneration, thus any increase in salary since that time has taken place on a case-by-case basis. In April 2024 the SPRC was requested to perform a review of the remuneration arrangements for the CEOs of CSBs. On foot of this review Government agreed in April 2025 to implement a more structured approach to the remuneration across CEOs in CSBs.

In terms of the process, proposals are submitted by the Board of the CSB to the relevant line Department setting out the proposed new salary and supporting rationale. The relevant line Department undertakes an assessment of the proposal, and the relevant Minister subsequently considers the Board’s recommendation, the Department’s analysis, and input from NewERA before making a final decision. Following this process, recommendations by the relevant Minister are then submitted for my consent.

The table below outlines the number of recommendations made by the relevant Ministers to which I have given consent for an increase in salary for CEOs in CSBs, under the proposals agreed by Government in April 2025, following the senior posts remuneration committee (SPRC) report. As set out in the table, I have consented to 14 applications. A further 7 recommendations by relevant Ministers have been received by my Department and are under active consideration.

Table: Recommendations to increase in salary for CEOs of CSBs consented to to date

No.	Line Department	Company Name
No.	Line Department	Company Name
1	Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage	Uisce Éireann
2	Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage	GNI
3	Department of Transport	Iarnród Éireann
4	Department of Transport	Bus Éireann
5	Department of Transport	Bus Átha Cliath
6	Department of Transport	CIÉ
7	Department of Transport	Dublin Port Company
8	Department of Transport	Shannon Airport Group
9	Department of Transport	Port of Waterford
10	Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine	Irish National Stud
11	Department of Transport	Port of Cork
12	Department of Health	VHI
13	Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage	LDA
14	Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (Two applications received, the first on 5th June 2026 and a second application on 19th June 2026)	An Post

Question No. 298 answered with Question No. 297.

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