Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 6 May 1998

Vol. 490 No. 5

Written Answers. - Ministerial Staff.

Nora Owen

Question:

317 Mrs. Owen asked the Minister for Education and Science the advisers, programme managers or public relation officers attached to his office; whether those persons are civil servants or private sector employees; when they were employed for this work; the costs associated with these persons; and whether their work is full or part-time. [10713/98]

Minister for Education and Science (Mr. Martin)

There is one special adviser attached to my office. He is a temporary unestablished civil servant employed on a full-time basis. He was appointed on 27 June 1997, and is currently in receipt of a salary of £37,408 per annum. Travelling and subsistence allowances, where applicable, are payable in accordance with normal Civil Service regulations.