The following is the annual earnings of chairpersons of State bodies under the aegis of the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.
ESB - €31,743 plus per diem allowance of €635, to overall maximum of €63,487;
An Post - €50,000;
Bord Gáis - €19,046;
RTÉ - €19,046;
Bord na Móna - €15,236;
Port companies (Dublin, Dún Laoghaire, Cork) - €15,236;
EirGrid - €15,236 (special allowance of €637 per diem sanctioned for chairman in executive capacity to end of March 2005);
An Post National Lottery - €15,236;
Irish National Petroleum Corporation - €15,236;
Sustainable Energy Ireland - €10,157;
Bord Iascaigh Mhara - €10,157;
The Digital Hub - €10,157;
Marine Institute - €10,157;
Port companies (Waterford, Shannon/Foynes) - €10,157;
Port companies (Drogheda, Galway, New Ross) - €7,618;
Broadcasting Commission of Ireland - €7,618;
Broadcasting Complaints Commission - €7,618;
Aquaculture Licence Appeals Board - €7,618;
Central and Regional Fisheries Boards - €7,618.