Photograph: Getty ImagesA further two voluntary hospital chief executives’ salaries have been found to be in breach of public pay scales, bringing the number to four. HSE chief people officer Anne Marie Hoey wrote to the heads of voluntary hospitals in October requesting confirmation that chief executive salaries were compliant with statutory pay rules, which are set out by the Department of Health. The CEO is a member of the voluntary hospital superannuation scheme with no additional pension top-up,” she added. The Irish Times previously reported that the salary for Deirdre Hogan, chief executive of the Royal Hospital in Donnybrook, was also non-compliant with pay rules. Asked what it is doing to ensure compliance with pay scales, a HSE spokesman said these hospitals are “obliged” to implement the Government-sanctioned salaries.

Source: The Irish Times December 21, 2025 18:43 UTC