asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the number of persons employed as Public Relations Officers in the Civil Service; the Departments in which they serve; the date on which each such person was appointed; whether he or she was or is appointed permanently; the salary of each such person; whether each such post is pensionable or not; and what journalistic experience (if any) the holder of each such post had prior to his or her appointment.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Public Relations Officers in Civil Service.
The reply is in the form of a tabular statement, which with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, will be included in the Official Report.
The statement is as follows:—
Department |
Number of Public Relations Officers |
Date of Appointment |
Status of Officer |
Salary |
Journalistic Experience |
Posts and Telegraphs |
1 |
7-9-1957 |
Permanent and pensionable |
£1,613—£1,807 inclusive |
Frequent substitution duty in News Department, Radio Éireann 1935-1945. Served in Government Information Bureau 1948-1957. |
Agriculture |
1 |
16-2-1956 |
Permanent and pensionable |
£952—£1,281 inclusive |
On staff of an Irish daily newspaper 1931-1951. Reporter in Radio Éireann 1951-1956. |