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87 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if she has received an annual report for each of the past three years from the chairman of all State bodies under the auspices of her Department; if the pay of chief executives and employees of such bodies is fully in accordance with Government policy; if she will list any such bodies where this requirement under the code of practice for the governance of State bodies has not been met or no report has been received; if she will provide full details of such issues in such reports and if these reports will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46716/10]
Comment on this
The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the annual reports of the State bodies under the aegis of my Department in respect of the years 2007, 2008 and 2009 is set out in the table:
I am satisfied that the pay of the chief executives and employees of the above bodies is fully in accordance with Government policy.
Tourism Ireland is a North/South body and is not covered by the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies. As a North/South body, the pay and conditions of the Chief Executive and employees of Tourism Ireland are not determined by the Government of Ireland alone, but are determined by the North South Ministerial Council and Finance Departments North and South.