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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 30 Sep 2003

Vol. 571 No. 1

Written Answers. - Departmental Staff.

Bernard Allen

Question:

244 Mr. Allen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount paid since July 1997 to date in 2002 in fees, salaries, allowances, including delegates allowances, expenses and other payments to any person in or under the aegis of her Department who is or was a special adviser within the meaning of the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995; the name of the person in each case; the amount paid to each person; the breakdown as between salary, allowances, expenses and other payments; the date on which each person was appointed; the date on which the appointment was ceased in the case of persons no longer holding such position; and the tendering procedure in place for that prior to those appointments in the case of the appointment of consultants at a higher cost. [19733/03]

The details of salary, allowances and expenses paid to those persons under the aegis of this Department who were or are special advisers within the meaning of the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995 are given for the period 26 June 1997 to date in the following tables. No consultants or tendering procedures were involved with any of the appointments.

Breakdown of Salaries 1997 to date

Maurice Roche

Gerry Donnelly

John O'Brien

Oliver O'Connor

Clara Coogan

Catherine Dardis

Eanna Casey

Position Held

Economic Adviser to the Tánaiste

Special Adviser to the Tánaiste

Special Adviser to the Tánaiste

Special Adviser to the Tánaiste

Policy Aide to Tánaiste (loaned to Min. of State Liz O'Donnell TD)

Personal Assistant to the Tánaiste

Personal Assistant to Minister of State Tom Kitt TD

Date Appointed

01/07/97

12/01/98

01/12/99

15/01/01

10/01/00

27/06/97

10/07/97

Date ceased tohold post

05/07/99

20/07/01

17/11/00

1997-1998

€43,929.35

€9,372.77

€23,854.67

€15,928.91

1998-1999

€60,055.42

€71,064.99

€31,826.39

€24,258.17

1999-2000

€65,466.41

€22,440.80

€11,341.63

€31,538.47

€12,433.38

2000-2001

€78,948.49

€74,905.56

€18,007.03

€52,988.63

€34,496.61

€34,631.93

2001

€70,970.35

€61,922.89

€64,728.02

€17,211.60

€26,976.15

2002

€102,223.00

€88,501.89

€90,242.00

€39,029.87

2003 to date

€101,709.12

€79,503.63

€83,102.73

€33,909.77

Totals:

€523,302.14

€80,392.76

€327,274.77

€256,079.78

€81,541.86

€221,631.93

€87,252.39

No expenses were paid to Ms Clara Coogan during her tenure as policy aide.
Mr. Gerry Donnelly was paid an allowance totalling €7,284.44 whilst a special adviser to the Tánaiste.
Breakdown of Salaries Continued

John Lahart

Claudia McCarthy

Colm Leahy

Alan McGaughey

Position Held

Personal Assistant toMinister of StateTom Kitt TD

Personal Assistant to Minister of StateFahey TD

Personal Assistant to Minister of StateAhern TD

Personal Assistant to the Tánaiste

Date Appointed

08/12/00

19/06/02

01/08/02

07/04/03

Date ceased to holdpost

06/06/02

2000-2001

€11,633.40

2001

€32,197.16

2002

€30,301.31

€17,536.00

€12,863.00

2003 to date

€27,694.08

€25,734.31

€19,897.64

Totals

€74,131.87

€45,230.08

€38,579.31

€19,897.64

Breakdown of Expenses 1997 to Date

Maurice Roche

Gerry Donnelly

John O'Brien

OliverO'Connor

CatherineDardis

EannaCasey

JohnLahart

ColmLeahy

1997

€421.08

€1,357.15

€2,336.17

1998

€4,892.61

€3,527.19

€226.90

€6,736.86

1999

€5,105.29

€8,415.49

€378.61

€1,814.16

€7,152.83

2000

€3,395.52

€2,625.51

€708.12

€9,698.86

€473.50

2001

€4,879.04

€2,855.87

€1,400.57

€7,094.47

2002

€2,781.23

€3,515.78

€7,113.60

€318.03

Nil

€1,302.06

2003

€4,318.77

€1,842.13

€3,412.96

€811.51

€3,634.54

Total

€25,793.54

€11,942.68

€11,217.90

€10,526.56

€6,636.44

€25,924.72

€7,567.97

€4,936.60

Breakdown of Expenses 1997 to Date (contd.)

Alan McGaughey

Claudia McCarthy

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Nil

Nil

2003

Nil

€2,942.77

Total

Nil

€2,942.77

No allowances have been paid to date to any of the other special advisers listed above.
In line with Department of Finance guidelines, contributions have been made into approved private pension schemes for the following:

Name

Period

Total to date

Dr. Maurice Roche

July 1997 to date

€31,872.17

Oliver O'Connor

2001-2002

€19,227.62

Catherine Dardis

July 1997 to date

€20,504.09

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