The salaries of the Chief Executive Officers and their equivalents, serving in the Agencies under the aegis of my Department are approved by the Department of Finance and are generally linked to Civil Service grades. The current salaries are set out in the table. There have been no breaches of the approved salaries.
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Name of Body
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CEO/Equivalent
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Current Salary
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Courts Service
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CEO
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Secretary General level €188,640
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Garda Síochána Complaints Board
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CEO
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Assistant Secretary scale €127,796 – €146,191
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Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC)
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Chairperson
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Specific rate €83,500
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Two Commissioners
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Specific one-point scale €152,598
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Legal Aid Board
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CEO
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Assistant Secretary scale €127,796 – €146,191
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Office of the Data Protection Commissioner
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Data Protection Commissioner
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Assistant Secretary scale €127,796 – €146,191
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Private Security Authority
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CEO
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Principal Officer scale €80,051 – €98,424
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plus Director’s allowance €18,763
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Property Registration Authority
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CEO
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Deputy Secretary General €168,000
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In addition to these posts, there are also a number of other full-time Heads of Office in the Justice Sector (that are generally graded at Deputy/Assistant Secretary level) responsible for the Irish Prison Service, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner, the Garda Síochána Inspectorate, the State Pathology Service, etc. The position regarding the salaries of these postholders is the same as for those listed above.
