Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 22 Apr 1997

Vol. 478 No. 1

Written Answers. - Ministerial Staff.

Ivor Callely

Question:

45 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Finance if he will give details of the programme managers assigned to Ministers and Ministers of State, including the date of the Government decision in relation to the appointment and the terms and conditions of the appointment; whether programme managers were non-established or established staff prior to their appointment; the cost of salaries of programme managers appointed in each of the years from 1991 to date in 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10625/97]

Minister for Finance (Mr. Quinn)

The most up-to-date information available to me is set out in the following schedule. Programme managers were not appointed prior to 1993. The date of the Government decision creating the position was 21 January 1993. None of the programme managers appointed to date was an unestablished civil servant prior to appointment. For all non-civil servants appointed as programme managers, their tenure in the post corresponds to the term of office of the Minister-Minister of State, rather than the Government.

Available details on Programme Managers

Department	Name	Dates of Appointment	Salary 1993	Salary 1994	Salary 1995	Salary 1996	Salary 1997
			£	£	£	£	£
Transport, Energy and Communications	Freda Nolan	22/02/93	23,103	30,872	1,160	—	—
Colin McCrea	13/02/95	—	—	44,905	46,941	—
Angela Edghill	14/10/96	—	—	—	3,417	10,282
Social Welfare	Catherine Hazlett	08/02/93	35,727	35,968	—	—	—
	Pat Nolan	20/02/95	—	—	36,224	43,439	13,470
Taoiseach	Donagh Morgan	12/02/93	40,471	42,894	—	—	—
	Seán Donlon†	18/01/95	—	—	70,355	80,686	82,715
Environment	Gerry Rice#	21/01/93	28,868	31,470	—	—	—
	Ann Byrne	16/12/94	—	—	44,886	38,606	15,425
Justice	Diarmuid Cole#	27/01/93	25,059
	Noel Waters#	10/09/93	8,967	11,269	—	—	—
	Linda O'Shea Farran	27/01/95	—	—	40,313	44,393	45,525
Health	Ann Byrne	13/01/93	44,764	43,291	—	—	—
	Richard Green	16/01/95	—	—	46,090	48,587	14,806
Tánaiste	Gregory Sparks	12/01/93	42,000	44,988	46,316	47,716	11,959
Tourism and Trade	Gerry Naughton#	02/03/93	28,800	29,539	—	—	—
	Ivan Doherty	01/03/95	—	—	42,894	43,344	45,525
Marine	Liam Cahill	08/03/93	40,635	47,702	—	—	—
	Conor Barry	29/01/95	—	—	44,751	49,620	50,988
Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht	Caoimhin Drisceoil	25/01/93	38,089	42,560	55,639	54,765	1,338
Enterprise and Employment	Frank Roche	01/10/93	9,702	37,905	—	—	—
Pat Caroll	27/02/95	—	—	39,818	46,416	15,180
Noel Ward	18/01/95	—	—	35,149	29,069	17,918
Education	James Wrynn	01/04/93	31,157	37,336	—	—	—
	Patrick Keating	15/12/94	—	1,261	44,987	47,108	15,212
Agriculture, Food and Forestry*	Danny Carroll#	08/02/93	41,374	43,815	3,575	—	—
[*Note: components for 1995 estimated]
	Michael Miley	23/01/95	—	—	39,319	47,746	11,992
Defence	Liam Cahill	08/03/93	41,338	45,471	—	—	—
	Connor Barry	29/01/95	—	—	44,038	49,620	16,996
Equality and Law Reform	Paul Mulhern	13/01/93	34,361	37,032	—	—	—
	Anne Kinsella	01/02/95	—	—	37,661	42,378	13,263
Finance	Gerry Hickey		42,000	42,000	—	—	—
	Ciaran O'Mara	17/12/94	—	—	43,000	45,000	45,525

Notes: #=Established civil servant;

†=Seán Donlon is acting in a dual capacity as programme manager and special adviser.

Ivor Callely

Question:

46 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Finance if he will give details of the special advisers assigned to Ministers and Ministers of State, including the date of the Government decision in relation to the appointment and the terms and conditions of the appointment; whether special advisers were non-established or established staff prior to their appointment; the cost of salaries of special advisers appointed in each of the years from 1991 to date in 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10626/97]

Minister for Finance (Mr. Quinn)

The most up to date information available concerning special advisers is provided in the following schedule. It has been the custom for many Ministers to have special advisers. It was not possible to identify the relevant Government decision in the time available.

Available details on Special Advisers

Department	Name	Dates of Appointment	Salary £ 1991	Salary £ 1992	Salary £ 1993	Salary £ 1994	Salary £ 1995	Salary £ 1996	Salary 1997
Transport Energy & Communication	Brian Birmingham	21/05/93	—	—	16,514	24,242	—	—	—
Dave Moynan	22/12/94	—	—	—	627	23,108	23,299	7,742
Mark Kennelly	06/06/95	—	—	—	—	17,117	35,620	11,418
Social Welfare	Tony Cullen	01/03/90	21,868	—	25,095	26,234	—	—	—
	Kealan Flynn	27/07/90	14,222	—	—	—	—	—	—
	Therese McCarthy	15/11/91	2,629	2,349	—	—	—	—	—
	Michael Fitzpatrick	13/03/92	—	16,676	819	—	—	—	—
	Ita Mangan	08/02/93	—	—	17,193	16,865	—	—	—
	Caroline McCamley	14/06/93	—	—	6,759	10,917	—	—	—
	Rosheen Callender	26/01/95	—	—	—	—	38,669	44,253	13,094
Taoiseach	Catherine Butler	12/03/87	23,776	—	—	—	—	—	—
	David Cabot	27/08/90	21,000	*21,000	*21,000	*21,000	—	—	—
		02/06/87	25,326	134 per	—	—	—	—	—
	Anthony Cronin			diem
	Eileen Foy	12/03/87	23,776	—	—	—	—	—	—
	Martin Mansergh	12/03/87	43,246	*43,246	*43,246	*43,246	—	—	—
	Tom Savage	13/02/93	—	32,000	*32,000	*32,000	—	—	—
	Con Power	01/04/92	—	65,034	*65,034	—	—	—	—
	Michael Doherty	24/02/92	—	21,000	*21,000	*21,000	—	—	—
	Donal Cronin	26/11/93	—	—	40,471	*40,471	—	—	—
	Noel Whelan	01/12/93	—	—	—	24,200	*24,200	—	—
	Gerry Boyle	01/07/95	—	—	—	—	46,752	48,146	48,647
	Seán Donlon†	18/01/95	—	—	—	—	70,355	80,686	82,715
	Roy Dooney	16/12/94	—	—	—	—	42,759	44,052	44,493
	Chris Macey	24/07/95	—	—	—	—	25,500	26,271	26,534
	Tommy Morris	11/01/95	—	—	—	—	25,556	—	—
	Jim O'Callaghan	03/04/95	—	—	—	—	34,564	35,370	36,477
	Paddy O'Toole	14/12/95	—	—	—	—	—	43,752	45,525
Environment	Jim Casey	17/02/92	—	15,728	18,784	22,164	—	—	—
	Michael Murphy	15/01/93	—	—	26,304	29,554	—	—	—
	David Moynan	26/04/93	—	—	16,612	20,595	—	—	—
	Tim Collins	03/09/90	34,280	10,828	—	—	44,199	48,991	15,488
	Phillip Duffy	16/12/94	—	—	—	—	18,078	30,865	10,976
	Jacqueline Harrison	11/05/92	—	18,373	—	—	—	—	—
Justice	Tony Lambert	21/07/89	22,807	4,594	—	—	—	—	—
	John Gallahue	27/04/92	—	25,466	39,274	38,685	—	—	—
Foreign Affairs	Fergus Finlay	01/02/93	—	—	41,552	43,374	55,349	21,497	—
	Marie Garvey	18/09/89	22,765	2,697	—	—	—	—	—
	Liam Mulloy	06/01/92	—	1,870	—	—	—	—	—
	Rory McCabe	17/02/92	—	20,481	1,875	—	—	—	—
	Therese McCarthy	14/02/92	—	22,023	1,703	—	—	—	—
	Ita Mangan	20/12/94	—	—	—	3,281	39,123	37,028	11,039
Health	Dr. Tim Collins	02/02/93	—	—	42,823	43,291	—	—	—
	Mary Kenny	06/06/95	—	—	—	—	19,135	37,689	12,189
	Declan Coppinger#	19/04/95	—	—	—	—	20,641	29,635	7,788
	Tom Hannigan	10/01/95	—	—	—	—	28,324	30,980	7,349
Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht	Colm O'Briain	02/02/93	—	—	46,351	48,117	60,880	57,631	14,160
Enterprise and Employment	Siobhan Kenny	11/09/95	—	—	—	—	8,329	28,227	8,920
	Kathleen O'Meara	21/12/94	—	—	—	805	36,920	36,626	5,562
	Deiric O'Broin	10/03/97	—	—	—	—	—	—	6,048
	Fergus O'Raghaillaigh	01/02/95	—	—	—	—	32,946	35,908	10,913
	Ciaran O'Meara	05/07/93	—	—	22,345	40,598	—	—	—
	Dick Doyle	14/01/93	—	—	31,394	31,760	—	—	—
	Dave Gordon#	22/01/93	—	—	27,743	28,681	—	—	—
Education	Margaret Walsh	30/03/87	21,644	—	—	—	—	—	—
	John Slattery	25/11/91	4,076	4,106	—	—	—	—	—
	Dick Doyle	12/02/92	—	39,523	1,031	—	—	—	—
	Patrick Keating	12/02/92	—	—	37,513	41,694	—	—	—
	Elizabeth Rock	20/03/95	—	—	—	—	29,986	39,227	12,536
	Con Haugh#	01/01/90	10,170	—	—	—	—	—	—
	Shane Quinn	13/06/91	5,407	—	—	—	—	—	—
	Patrick Kearney	11/11/91	1,500	1,294	—	—	—	—	—
	Brian Kennedy	08/06/93	—	—	16,863	28,967	—	—	—
	Tom Daly	01/02/95	—	—	—	—	31,259	35,201	11,609
Agriculture, Food and Forestry[Note: components of total figures for DAF based on estimates].	Pat Dowling#	13/07/89	29,520	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kealon Flynn	15/11/91	1,666	2,286	—	—	—	—	—
Tony Cullen#	15/11/91	1,143	3,333	—	—	—	—	—
Maeve Bracken	12/02/92	—	33,653	38,814	46,325	—	—	—
Thomas Tynan	24/01/95	—	—	—	—	42,894	46,850	27,280
Michael Murphy	03/06/92	—	17,428	—	—	—	—	—
Larry O'Loughlin	12/01/93	—	27,450	40,490	20,748	—	—	—
Derek Duignam#	19/04/93	—	—	22,600	27,694	—	—	—
Seamus O'Shea	1990	21,893	—	—	—	—	—	—
Flor Healy	29/05/95	—	—	—	—	25,742	36,616	10,056
Tánaiste	Finbarr O'Malley	07/03/93	—	—	24,747	36,151	36,874	37,988	9,592
	Willie Scally	10/03/93	—	—	35,275	36,500	37,750	38,127	9,815
Tourism and Trade	Michael Fitzpatrick	13/01/93	—	—	21,151	21,152	—	—	—
	Kathleen Coady	23/03/95	—	—	—	—	13,827	14,177	14,675
	Tony Brown	01/03/95	—	—	—	—	33,442	36,908	35,493
Marine[Note: components of total figures for Marine based on estimates].	Brendan Smith#	13/07/89	22,863	2,693	—	—	—	—	—
Tony Cullen# Angela	14/02/92	—	22,304	22,223	—	—	—	—
O'Donnell	23/05/95	—	—	—	—	15,957	26,444	27,308
Declan Walsh	04/05/93	—	—	14,481	12,985	—	—	—
Michael Ó Cinnéide	27/02/95	—	—	—	31,922	37,830	38,780	39,752
Orlagh O'Farrell	15/06/95	—	—	—	—	19,095	35,290	10,729
Richard Humphries	19/01/93	—	—	32,214	34,283	34,969	35,700	10,854
Theresa McCarthy	06/02/91	15,315	—	—	—	—	—	—
Brendan Smyth	12/02/92	—	23,868	888	—	—	—	—
James Fegan	01/06/92	—	17,949	33,165	33,805	—	—	—
Angela O'Donnell	22/03/95	—	—	—	—	19,589	26,444	9,103
Cyprian Brady	1991	19,209	19,300	19,464	18,408	—	—	—
Brendan Lynch	19/12/94	—	—	—	—	43,752	45,000	45,525
Frank O'Dwyer	08/05/95	—	—	—	—	21,902	34,877	35,142
Kathleen O'Meara	1994	—	—	—	15,670	—	—	—
Frances Stephenson	25/07/95	—	—	—	—	16,275	34,877	35,142

# = Established civil servants.

* = Plus an addition for national pay awards.

† = Dual role as programme manager and special adviser.