State Bodies

Tuesday, 25 July 2023

Questions (184)

Fergus O'Dowd

Question:

184. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 72 of 5 July 2023, and the details provided in respect of the RSA, if he can provide clarity and a breakdown of the requested information (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35614/23]

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Minister for Transport

Following my 5 July reply in relation to PQ 33062/23, information on the Road Safety Authority CEO as requested by the deputy is outlined below.

Pension

The CEO is a member of the Single Public Services Pension Scheme and his entitlements in that regard do not extend beyond the terms of that pension scheme. Pension contributions paid by the RSA are included in the below table.

		Other benefits
	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€
Road Safety Authority	Salary	Pension	Car Allowance	Health	Other	Loyalty Payments	Bonus	Benefit in Kind
2020 (Note 1)	43,397	7,732.38	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
2021	157,684	28,036.68	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
2022	170,725	30,437.61	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
2023 (Note 3)	93,986	14,767.36	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil

Note 1: Figures in the table are Pro-Rata and relate to the current CEO appointed from 14/09/2020.

Note 2: The CEO is a member of the Single Public Services Pension Scheme and his entitlements in that regard do not extend beyond the terms of that pension scheme.

Note 3: 2023 figures are year to date to 06/07/2023

Transport

The CEO of the RSA has no company car or benefit of a transport allowance. In the event that the CEO uses their private car for business related purposes, they are entitled to claim travel and subsistence in accordance with the civil service rates.