Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 February 2004
503 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the names, duties and annual salaries of each of the special, political and communications advisers or assistants appointed by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6083/04]
View answerThe names, function and salary scales of persons appointed by me as temporary civil servants in the grades of press officer, special adviser, personal assistants and personal secretaries are as set out in the following table. The exact present pay of the officers involved is in accordance with their progression on the salary scale.
The press officer provides a service to my Department generally, as well as to my office and the offices of both Ministers of State at this Department. In addition to the above, a communications service is provided to my Department on a consultancy basis by Monica Leech Communications.
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Name |
Function |
Salary scale |
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Dan Pender |
Press Officer |
Principal Officer scale (modified) — €69,194 — €72,128 — €75,043 — €77,981 — €80,457 |
|
Pat Daly |
Special Adivser |
Principal Officer scale (modified) — €69,194 — €72,128 — €75,043 — €77,981 — €80,457 |
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Sean Dower |
Personal Assistant |
Higher Executive Officer scale (modified) — €37,520 — €38,653 — €39,781 — €40,918 — €42,052 — €43,191 — €44,328 |
|
Inez O’Neill |
Personal Secretary |
Secretarial Assistant scale — €359.17 p.w. — €379.38 — €403.30 — €436.25 — €469.20 — €503.94 — €538.16 — €570.17 — €602.80 — €633.80 — €656.81 — €667.72 — €681.58 (1st LSI) — €692.98 (2nd LSI) |
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Deirdre Heaney |
Personal Assistant to Minister of State Ahern |
Higher Executive Officer scale (modified) — €37,520 — €38,653 — €39,781 — €40,918 — €42,052 — €43,191 — €44,328 |
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Siobhan McGrath |
Personal Secretary to Minister of State Ahern |
Secretarial Assistant scale — €359.17 p.w. — €379.38 — €403.30 — €436.25 — €469.20 — €503.94 — €538.16 — €570.17 — €602.80 — €633.80 — €656.81 — €667.72 — €681.58 (1st LSI) — €692.98 (2nd LSI) |
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Sinead McGowan |
Personal Assistant to Minister of State Gallagher |
Higher Executive Officer scale (modified) — €37,520 — €38,653 — €39,781 — €40,918 — €42,052 — €43,191 — €44,328 |
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Aideen Gilleen |
Personal Secretary to Minister of State Gallagher |
Secretarial Assistant scale — €359.17 p.w. — €379.38 — €403.30 — €436.25 — €469.20 — €503.94 — €538.16 — €570.17 — €602.80 — €633.80 — €656.81 — €667.72 — €681.58 (1st LSI) — €692.98 (2nd LSI) |
