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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 29 Oct 1958

Vol. 171 No. 2

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Public Relations Officers in Civil Service.

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.

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.

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