Written answer
Departmental Bodies
3115. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the salary of the chief executive in each organisation and agency funded by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59569/26]
Comment on this
Chief Executive remuneration is determined in accordance with Government pay policy and is subject to sanction by the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform. CEO salary scales are separate from, and not directly linked to, Civil Service grading and pay structures. The salaries set out below are correct as at 1 June 2026.
Assisted Human Reproduction Regulatory Authority
The CEO is paid on the following incremental scale:
€116,397 – €121,189 – €126,005 – €130,809 – €134,906 – €139,225 (LSI1) – €143,541 (LSI2)
Dental Council
The CEO is paid on the following incremental scale:
€108,152 – €112,741 – €117,294 – €121,883 – €125,753 – €129,768 (LSI1) – €133,775 (LSI2)
Food Safety Authority of Ireland
The CEO is paid on the following incremental scale:
€171,517 – €179,312 – €187,760 – €196,205
Health and Social Care Professionals Council (CORU)
The CEO is paid on the below following scale:
€116,397 – €121,189 – €126,005 – €130,809 – €134,906 – €139,225 (LSI1) – €143,541 (LSI2)
The CEO receives a director’s allowance of €15,983
Health Information and Quality Authority
The CEO is paid on a single point scale
€196,205
Health Insurance Authority
The CEO is paid on the below following scale:
€116,397 – €121,189 – €126,005 – €130,809 – €134,906 – €139,225 (LSI1) – €143,541 (LSI2)
The CEO receives a director’s allowance of €15,983
Health Products Regulatory Authority
The CEO is paid on a single point scale
€196,205
Health Research Board
The CEO is paid on the following incremental scale:
€171,517 – €179,312 – €187,760 – €196,205
Health Service Executive (HSE)
The CEO is paid on a single point scale
€406,178
Irish Blood Transfusion Service
The CEO is paid on the following incremental scale:
€171,517 – €179,312 – €187,760 – €196,205
Medical Council
The CEO is paid on the following scale:
€116,397 – €121,189 – €126,005 – €130,809 – €134,906 – €139,225 (LSI1) – €143,541 (LSI2)
The CEO receives a director’s allowance of €15,983
Mental Health Commission
The CEO is paid on the following incremental scale:
€171,517 – €179,312 – €187,760 – €196,205
National Cancer Registry Ireland
The CEO post has been vacant since 8 June 2026 and recruitment of an interim CEO is underway. The previous postholder was paid on the following incremental scale:
€143,915 - €147,277- €150,671 - €153,105 - €158,005 (LSI1) - €162,903 (LSI2)
National Paediatric Hospital Development Board
The CEO is paid on a single point scale
€221,451
National Treatment Purchase Fund
The CEO is paid on a single point scale
€168,488
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
The CEO is paid on a single point scale
€130,809
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland
The CEO is paid on the below following scale:
€116,397 – €121,189 – €126,005 – €130,809 – €134,906 – €139,225 (LSI1) – €143,541 (LSI2)
The CEO receives a director’s allowance of €15,983
Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council
€108,152 – €112,741 – €117,294 – €121,883 – €125,753 – €129,768 (LSI1) – €133,775 (LSI2)
Safefood
CEO is paid on a single point scale
€134,906
The CEO receives a director’s allowance of €15,983.