Emer Martin, chief executive of St John’s Hospital in Limerick“As you are aware, statutory bodies cannot be autonomous in setting salaries,” she said. The issue of chief executive salaries has been a long-standing bugbear in the voluntary hospital sector. “Section 38 organisations including St John’s Hospital have all the benefits of being public servants and are also fully obliged to comply with public pay policy,” he said. “The [regional executive officer, Ms Broderick] has correctly represented and restated the position to St John’s Hospital. We have no further comment to make on the matter.”St John’s Hospital declined to comment.

Source: The Irish Times October 28, 2025 22:33 UTC