asked the Minister for Finance if he will give details in respect of his Department or any office under his control of each person employed as a special adviser or consultant on contract by way of excluding order or otherwise appointed to that office or Department other than through the Civil Service Commission during the periods 5 July 1977 to 30 June 1981 and 9 March to 14 December 1982; the grades at which each such person served; the rate of remuneration paid; the dates at which the employments of any such persons ceased; if he will give details of any such persons who were appointed as permanent civil servants; the grade and rate of remuneration of persons so appointed; and the total cost of remunerating such persons in 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982 from the dates of their initial employment.
Written Answers. - Departmental Special Advisers.
Apart from some persons and firms engaged for various specific projects arising in the course of the normal activities of my Department and the offices under my control no appointment as special adviser or consultant was made during the periods in question.
A statement follows setting out details of persons appointed in various other capacities to my Department during the periods in question other than those (a) appointed as a result of competitions held by the Civil Service Commission (b) arising in the normal course of promotions and (c) appointed to posts listed as scheduled occupations in the first schedule to the Civil Service Commissioners Act, 1956.
Following is the statement:
|
Name |
position |
Method of Appointment |
Date of Service |
Rate of Pay |
Gross Salary for year ended: |
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|
5/4/78 |
5/4/79 |
5/4/80 |
5/4/81 |
5/4/82 |
5/4/83 |
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|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
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|
Miss Una Colivet |
Personal Secretary |
Excluding Order |
6/7/77- 12/12/79 |
Max. of Higher Executive Officer Scale |
3,733.77 |
5,874.66 |
4,664.21 |
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|
Mrs. Philomena Smith |
Personal Assistant |
Excluding Order |
7/1/80- 31/1/83 |
Max. of Executive Officer Scale |
1,575.48 |
7,998.32* |
9,217.59* |
8,218 |
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|
Mrs. Peig Fogarty |
Personal Assistant |
Excluding Order |
7/1/80- 6/2/81 |
Max. of Clerical Officer Scale |
1,292.00 |
4,667.62 |
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|
Amount recouped in year ended |
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|
Mr. Barry Early |
Special |
Seconded from |
1/11/77- |
Paid by Foras |
31/12/77 |
31/12/78 |
31/12/79 |
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|
Assistant |
Foras Forbartha |
12/12/79 |
Forbartha Recoupment |
£ |
£ |
£ |
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|
made by D/Finance |
1,556.00 |
10,049.24 |
12,349.83 |
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|
Mr. Gerard Kelly |
Information |
Seconded from |
23/2/81- |
Paid by AnCO |
Year ended 31/12/81 |
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|
Officer |
AnCO |
30/6/81 |
Recoupment made by |
£ |
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|
D/Finance |
4,120.07 |
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*Salary for the period 9/1/81 to the 30/6/82 recouped to the Department as Mrs. Smith was on loan to the European Communities during that time. |
Mrs. Philomena Smith and Mrs. Peig Fogarty were appointed in the public interest on 9 January 1981 to the grades of Executive Officer and Clerical Officer respectively.