There are currently 12 State bodies under the remit of my Department. Of these, eight are non-commercial entities and four are commercial entities.
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Non-Commercial Bodies
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Commercial Bodies
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Aqua licensing Appeals Board
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Bord na gCon
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Bord Bia
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Coillte
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Bord Iascaigh Mhara
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Horse Racing Ireland
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Marine Institute
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Irish National Stud
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National Milk Agency
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Sea Fisheries Protection Agency
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Teagasc
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Veterinary Council of Ireland
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The pay arrangements, including bonuses and performance related pay, for chief executives of semi State companies is a matter for the State Bodies themselves within the context of Government Public Sector Pay Policies.
In April 2009 the Department of Finance requested the suspension of performance-related schemes in non-commercial State Bodies and again in February 2010 following the report of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Sector. In relation to the commercial State Bodies, the Government agreed in 2012 to the continuation of the current policy requesting Commercial State Bodies not to award bonus payments in recognition of the serious state of the public finances. No performance related awards were paid to the Chief Executives of the 12 State Bodies under the aegis of my Department in the years in question.
In relation to Coillte, while performance related pay awards were not made to the Chief Executive for the years in question on the basis of the Government pay policy outlined above, the High Court decided last week that bonuses in respect of the period 2008 to 2013 inclusive are payable to the former Chief Executive Officer of the company.
