Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 September 2010
494 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider establishing a commission on high pay in the public and private sectors; his views on grant aided bodies including those that are largely manned by volunteers but which have senior management who are allegedly paid more than the Taoiseach, senior Ministers and judges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33377/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraAt my request, the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Sector undertook a review of top level public service pay to take account of the changed budgetary and economic circumstances, the changed private sector pay environment and to compare pay against that of other countries of comparable scale, particularly in the eurozone. The Review Body reported in September 2009 and their recommendations were incorporated in the pay reductions effected in the Public Service under the terms of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act, 2009.
As Minister for Finance, I do not control pay rates in the private sector or in grant aided bodies and I have no proposals to establish a commission of the kind suggested.
