More than 1,000 workers employed in State-owned banks earn more than €100,000.

Another 24 staff at the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, formerly Anglo Irish Bank, earn more than €200,000.

The figures were released tonight in a parliamentary reply to Fianna Fáil's Michael McGrath.

Mr McGrath said it would come as a shock to those working in the banks, who are fearful of losing their jobs.

The figures come after it recently emerged that 24 banking officials at AIB and EBS are earning a basic salary of more than €250,000 a year.

The Department of Finance released figures showing that 804 staff at AIB and EBS earn a basic salary of between €100,000 and €199,000.

There are 45 staff at AIB and EBS who earn between €200,000 and €299,000, while 12 earn over €300,000.

There are 52 officials at Permanent TSB who earn between €100,000 and €199,000, seven earn between €200,000 and €299,000 and two people earn over €300,000.

Figures for IBRC show that 119 staff earn a basic salary between €100,000 and €199,000, 16 workers earn between €200,000 and €299,000 and eight earn over €300,000.

The number of people earning over €100,000 in all three institutions has reduced since 2008.

A spokeswoman for AIB and EBS said they employ 14,000 staff and the number earning over €100,000 had decreased in recent years.

A spokesman for PTSB said it employs 1,800 staff.

In its reply to the parliamentary question, the Department of Finance said that Bank of Ireland said it would supply the necessary details shortly.