28 September 2011

Parliamentary Questions

• Salary of Rehab CEO

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS  

• Salary of Rehab CEO

Deputy Mary Lou McDonald (SF): asked the Minister for Health his views whether it is appropriate that the CEO of Rehab, a large non-governmental organisation in receipt of significant amounts of public money, be paid a salary as reported, far in excess of the public service salary caps recently announced by him; and if he intends to take measures to bring pay levels of such NGO CEOs into line with public service bodies.

Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Kathleen Lynch):  Neither the Health Service Executive (HSE) nor the Minister for Health have a direct role in relation to the remuneration of the Chief Executive Officer of the Rehab Group. However, both my colleague Minister Reilly and myself are concerned to ensure that the State receives value for all monies invested in public services on behalf of the taxpayer. In the context of the current Value for Money Review of Disability Services we are seeking to work with all providers, including the Rehab Group, to further improve processes of accountability in the sector, with a view to achieving the most cost efficient and effective delivery of services for people with a disability.

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