I propose to take Questions Nos. 710 and 717 together.
It is the responsibility of the Boards of the relevant bodies under the aegis of my Department to agree terms and conditions (including pay and emoluments) of their respective Chief Executives or equivalents within the remuneration levels approved by my Department with the consent of the Department of Finance. It is also the responsibility of Boards each year in consultation with my Department to develop bonus criteria to assess the performance of their Chief Executives. Remuneration Committees of the Boards, generally augmented for this purpose by a civil servant from my Department, decide annually on the level of bonus to be awarded within parameters set down by the Department of Finance, and with regard to the bonus criteria adopted. Details of pay and emoluments are generally published in the Annual Reports.