Mary Lou McDonald
Question:219 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills the annual saving to the State if all vocational education committee CEO salaries were capped at €100,000. [36569/12]
View answerThursday, 19 July 2012
Questions (219)
Written answers
Based on the salaries, excluding allowances, of the CEOs of the Vocational Education Committees in 2011, the annual salary saving arising if all CEO salaries were capped at €100,000 would amount to approximately €431,000. The Deputy should note that the Transport Liaison Officer allowance, which was the main allowance paid to CEOs, costing some €261,000 in 2011, was discontinued with effect from 1 June 2012.
The Deputy should also note that the saving figure does not take into account any additional saving to the State which would arise from a reduction in Employer PRSI, nor does it take account of the loss to the Exchequer arising from a reduction in statutory deductions such as income tax, Employee PRSI and the Universal Social Charge.