Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 January 2009
128 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he requested the chairmen of the bodies under the aegis of his Department to take a 10% pay cut similar to that which Government Ministers took in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2265/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn the Budget speech, the Minister for Finance informed the House that members of the Government and Ministers of State would surrender 10% of their current total pay and that officers at Secretary General level in Government Departments had volunteered to make a corresponding surrender in respect of their pay. The Minister for Finance also stated that other public servants in leadership and senior positions might wish to consider whether it is appropriate for them to make a similar move in current circumstances.
While the question of any fee/salary surrender by the chairmen and senior executives of bodies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for the individuals themselves to consider I welcome the policy of the Chairman and members of the Irish Sports Council to forfeit their fees and the decision of the Chairman and members of the Board of the National Library to offer a 10% cut in their fees.
