asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the names, with salaries and emoluments, of persons recruited since the 18th February, 1948, to service on the staffs of the Taoiseach, Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Civil Service Appointments.
asked the Minister for Finance if he will state (a) the number of personnel appointed temporarily or permanently to posts in the Civil Service other than through the usual channels of recruitment since the 1st February, 1948, for service on the staffs of the Taoiseach, Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries; (b) the names of such persons; (c) the salary of each appointee, and whether he will indicate whether any of the persons referred to were (i) promoted prior to and including June 13th, 1951, or were transferred to other branches of the public service than those to which they were first recruited, and to state the positions to which they were thus transferred, and the salaries and emoluments attached thereto.
I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to take Questions Nos. 20 and 22 together and to have the reply, which is in the form of a tabular statement, circulated with the Official Report.
The statements are as follows:—
PARTICULARS RELATING TO PERSONS APPOINTED TO POSTS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE OTHERWISE THAN THROUGH THE USUAL CHANNELS OF RECRUITMENT SINCE 1ST FEBRUARY, 1948, FOR SERVICE ON THE STAFFS OF THE TAOISEACH, MINISTERS AND PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES.
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Name |
Salaries and Emoluments |
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Miss Sheila Murnane |
£4 10s. a week. |
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(Shorthand Typist to the Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach). |
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Miss Olga Koenigs |
£6 10s. a week. |
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(Personal Assistant to the Minister for Agriculture). |
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Mrs. M. Gardiner(née Higgins) |
£4 10s. a week, increased to £6 10s. a week as from 14/8/1950. |
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(Shorthand Typist to the Minister for External Affairs from 23/2/1948 to 13/8/1950 and Personal Assistant to the same Minister from 14/8/1950 to 13/6/1951). |
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Mrs. Ita McCoy |
£6 10s. a week. |
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(Personal Assistant to the Minister for Education). |
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Mrs. Lilian Corry |
£400 a year. |
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(Personal Assistant to the Minister for Social Welfare). |
Mrs. Corry also received a gratuity of £25 in each of the years 1948, 1949 and 1950, in respect of extra duties and attendances. |
NOTES.
1. In addition to the amounts shown above, the officers received the appropriate pay increases granted to the Civil Service generally in 1948 and 1951.
2. Apart from Mrs. Gardiner who was regraded as shown above, none of the officers mentioned were promoted prior to or including 13th June, 1951, or were transferred to branches of the public service other than those to which they were first recruited.
3. The statement does not include persons appointed since 13th June, 1951, particulars concerning whom were given in reply to a question on 11th July, 1951.
4. The particulars given above relate to persons who were recruited to the Civil Service (i) otherwise than by competitive examination held by the Civil Service Commissioners under the Civil Service Regulation Acts and (ii) specially for service in the private offices of the Taoiseach, Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries.
PARTICULARS RELATING TO PERSONS RECRUITED SINCE 18TH FEBRUARY, 1948, TO SERVICE ON THE STAFFS OF THE TAOISEACH, MINISTERS AND PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES.
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Name |
Salary and Emoluments |
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Commandant Michael Byrne, Aide-de- Camp to the Taoiseach. |
24/- a day plus the following allowances:— 8/- a day in respect of lodging, fuel and light. |
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2/11 a day in respect of rations. |
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£30 a year in respect of uniform. |
These rates were revised in accordance with the general revisions of Officers' pay as from 1st September, 1948, and 1st April, 1950.
Commandant Byrne also received an allowance at the rate of £130 a year for acting as Aide-de-Camp to the Taoiseach.
NOTE:—This statement does not include any appointments to the Civil Service coming within the scope of the preceding statement.
Might I ask the Minister if he could state whether there is amongst the items in the answer to Question No. 22 the case of an individual who has been transferred from the Army at sudden notice to another Department—on the last day of the last Government?
It is true that a gentleman was transferred from the Army to the Civil Service on the date referred to by the Deputy.
Arising out of the Minister's answer, I would ask you, a Chinn Chomhairle, to permit me to raise this matter on the Adjournment.
I would like to know whether the information which the Minister furnished to me in the form of a tabular statement, included amongst the civil servants appointed since this Government took office some messengers who I understand——
And particularly a man named Smith.
That does not arise out of this question.
And who is now back to serve the chief loyally.
That does not arise.
It does not, but I may say that the gentleman referred to by Deputy Flanagan and Deputy O'Sullivan has three medals—one for 1916, one for the Black-and-Tan war and one for the emergency.
And a Fianna Fáil club card in his pocket.
Is it not a fact that he threw off his uniform in 1948 and said he would not serve under any Government but a Fianna Fáil one?
He has a Fianna Fáil card and that is qualification enough.
At least he has not had an adverse report from a tribunal of inquiry.