Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 16 Feb 1993

Vol. 426 No. 1

Written Answers. - Ministerial Departmental Appointments.

Jim Higgins

Question:

95 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice the name of the partnership programme manager appointed to her Department; the names of the special advisers, if any, appointed; the qualifications of the people so appointed; and the remuneration involved in each case.

Minister for Justice (Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn)

Mr. Diarmuid Cole, Principal Officer, has been appointed partnership programme manager in my Department. He will be remunerated at the maximum of the Principal Officer higher scale.

I have not appointed any special advisers to my Department.

Jim Higgins

Question:

96 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice the number of people appointed by her to her constituency office; the qualifications of those so appointed; and the remuneration involved is each case.

Minister for Justice (Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn)

Five Departmental staff have been appointed to my constituency office. Details of the grades and salary scales of these staff are set out in the following schedule:

Grade	Salary Scale
Executive Officer (2)	£9,237-£17,730 p.a.
Clerical Officer(1)	£148.96-£263.86 p.w.
Clerical Assistant (2)	£147.69-£217.95 p.w.

In addition to the foregoing, my Dáil secretary has been brought into the Department to continue her existing duties.