Saturday, June 12, 2010

Over 80 individuals in Irish public sector paid more than the Taoiseach

Brian Cowen is paid a salary of €228,446.  His counterpart, David Cameron, is paid €237,475, including his MP’s salary of €77,700.

The following are paid more than the Taoiseach

Sector Function Number of persons
JUDICIARY Chief Justice 1
  Supreme Court Justice 7
  President of the Circuit Court 1
  Judge of the High Court 35
EDUCATION President of UCC 1
COMMERCIAL STATE BODIES CEO of Coillte, ESB, Bord na Móna, Bord Gáis, An Post, RTE, VHI. Dublin Bus, CIE, Dublin Airport Authority, Iarnród Éiresann, Irish Aviation Authority 12
NON-COMMERCIAL STATE BODIES CEO National Roads Authority, Director General, Science Foundation Ireland 2
FINANCE EBS, Executive Directors
Anglo Irish Bank
Irish Nationwide, Executive Directors
Irish Nationwide, Management
2
17
2

2
HEALTH CEO, HSE
Master Consultant
Academic Consultant
Clinical Directors
1
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The HSE are unable to provide details of how many are paid more than €228,446.

Remuneration at the Central Bank and Financial Regulator are not included in the foregoing.  Remuneration at NAMA and NTMA are also excluded from this list.

A total of 39 individuals in the entire British public sector are paid more than €228,446.

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