€250k pay cap ‘will not be breached’ to attract new chief to Bord Gáis

A senior source within the Department of Public Expenditure has said that the €250,000 pay cap will not be breached in order to attract a new CEO to Bord Gáis.

A department spokesperson refused to comment on whether or not the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte, had requested that an exception be made in order to attract a replacement for the outgoing CEO, John Mullins.

Mr Rabbitte said he had no comment to make when asked if he had requested a concession from Minister Brendan Howlin’s Department of Public Expenditure.