Vol. 457 No. 7
71 Mr. E. O'Keeffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of personal advisers employed in the Office of the Tánaiste indicating the number of non-civil servants; their location; the cost to the State; the duration of their contracts; and the names of these employees. [16060/95]
In the Office of the Tánaiste, Government Buildings, I employ a programme manager and two special advisers. Salary payments for the position of programme manager and special advisers have been detailed in previous replies and are a matter of public record. The contracts will terminate on the date I cease to hold the Office of Táanaiste.
The names of the contract staff are as follows: Gregory Sparks, programme manager; William Scally, special adviser and Finbarr O'Malley, special adviser, legal.
