§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
On what basis a pay award was made for the employees of Waterways Ireland from 1 October 2002; whether all employees will receive the award; what are the remuneration packages of the chief executive and the deputy chief executive; and how they were calculated. [HL2935]
§ Lord Williams of MostynWaterways Ireland employees based in the Republic of Ireland received a 4 per cent pay award for the period 1 October 2002 to 30 June 2003 in line with the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness which applies to all public service workers in the Republic. Employees based in Northern Ireland were paid a pro rata award of 2.67 per cent for the period from 1 October 2002 to the end of March 2003. From 1 April 2003 pay awards for employees based in Northern Ireland will be linked to pay awards for the Northern Ireland Civil Service.
The chief executive's salary from 1 April 2002 is £70,725 within the range £70,725 to £83,025 within the Senior Civil Service pay bands of the Northern Ireland Civil Service. The salary from 1 April 2003 is awaiting the agreement of the 2003 pay settlement. The assessment of grading and salary level was made using the job evaluation system for senior posts in the Northern Ireland Civil Service.
Waterways Ireland has no deputy chief executive.