Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 5 July 2023
240. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments/bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of her Department for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33058/23]
View answerThere are 4 agencies under the aegis of my Department: Water Safety Ireland (WSI), Pobal, the Western Development Commission (WDC) and the Charities Regulatory Authority (CRA). Details in relation to the pay of the Chief Executive Officers of the above named agencies, excluding any expenses received, are available in tabular format below. I understand that none of the CEOs were in receipt of other benefits such as loyalty payments/bonuses or other benefits-in-kind during the period in question.
Water Safety Ireland
There were two Chief Executive Officers of Water Safety Ireland, during the period in question, and one Deputy CEO that was briefly acting CEO as follows:
• John Leech from 1st January, 2020 until 22nd March, 2022
• Roger Sweeney was acting CEO from 23rd March 2022 until 8th November, 2022
• Joanne Walsh was CEO from 9th November, 2022 to present day.
|
Name |
Gross Pay |
Year |
|
John Leech |
€90,878 |
2020 |
|
€94,344 |
2021 |
|
|
€35,904 |
2022 |
|
|
Roger Sweeney (Amount refers to duration as acting CEO) |
€63,216 |
2022 |
|
Joanne Walsh (secondment from Dept of Housing) |
€15,260 |
2022 |
|
€66,354 |
2023 to date 6th July 2023 |
Pobal
|
Name |
Gross Pay |
Year |
|
Anna Shakespeare |
€141,816.24 |
2020 |
|
€159,236.90 |
2021 |
|
|
€170,223.20 |
2022 |
|
|
€87,489.34 |
1 January to 30th June 2023 |
Western Development Commission
There were two CEO’s in the Western Development Commission during the period in question.
• Tomas O’Siochain: CEO - 24th September 2018 – 6th December 2022
• Allan Mulrooney: Interim CEO – 6th December 2022 – 6th October 2023 or until the appointment of a permanent CEO, whichever is sooner.
|
Name |
Gross Pay |
Year |
|
Tomás Ó Síocháin |
€92,352 |
2020 |
|
€98,408 |
2021 |
|
|
€99,818 |
2022 |
|
|
Allan Mulrooney |
€6,964 |
2022 |
|
€49,285 |
2023 to June 2023 |
Charities Regulatory Authority
|
Name |
Gross Pay |
Year |
|
Helen Martin |
€124,135 |
2020 |
|
€128,370 |
2021 |
|
|
€134,693 |
2022 |
|
|
€68,843 |
2023 year to 30th June 2023 |
