Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 September 2012
31. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total funds that will be granted to the new Child and Family Support Agency; the rates of pay that will be allocated to the management team including the Chief Operations Officer, the Head of Corporate and Human Resources, the Head of Finance, the Head of Policy and Planning and the Head of Quality Assurance. [40713/12]
View answerA dedicated new budget sub-head had been established for the first time in the HSE Vote, in preparation for the planned establishment of the Child and Family Support Agency (CFSA) in 2013. A provision of €568m has been made for 2012. A process is currently underway to further review and refine the detailed components of this sub-head in advance of the establishment of the new Agency.
The new Agency will have a dedicated budget which will be managed by the current National Director of Children and Family Services within the HSE, Mr Gordon Jeyes, as the Chief Executive designate of the CFSA.
The Chief Executive will be supported by a senior management team and to date, approval has been granted by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for the recruitment of a number of key posts to make up the management team for the new Agency.
The posts and approved salaries for these positions are as follows;
- Chief Operations Officer: €145, 959
- Head of Policy and Planning: €94,796 - €115,579
- Head of Quality Assurance: €94,796 - €115,579
- Head of Corporate and Human Resource: €94,796 - €115,579
- Head of Finance: €94,796 - €115,579
