Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 5 July 2023
61. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence 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 his Department for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33047/23]
View answerThe only State body under the aegis of my Department is the Army Pensions Board.
The Army Pensions Board is an independent statutory body established under the Army Pensions Act 1927. The Act specifies that the Board shall consist of a chairman and two ordinary members. The two ordinary members must be qualified medical practitioners of whom one must be an officer of the Army Medical Corps. The chairman and the non military ordinary member are appointed by the Minister for Defence with the concurrence of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. The Chair of the Board is paid €7,619 per annum. The civilian medical practitioner is paid €5,079 per annum. Travel and subsistence is paid according to civil service rates as it arises. The remuneration has been the same amount for each year since 2020.
The Army Medical Corps ordinary member is appointed by the Minister for Defence on the recommendation of the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces and does not receive an additional salary in respect of duties as a member of the Board.
