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Ministerial Appointments.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 March 2004

Tuesday, 23 March 2004

Questions (90, 91)

Enda Kenny

Question:

84 Mr. Kenny asked the Taoiseach the names, duties, annual salaries, work locations and dates of appointment of the political advisers, personal assistances and secretaries appointed by the Ministers of State at his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8284/04]

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Written answers

The names, duties, annual salaries and dates of appointments of the political advisers, personal assistants and personal secretaries appointed by the Ministers of State atmy Department are set out in the table below. All staff are located in Government Buildings except for the personal secretary to the Minister of State, Deputy Roche, who is based in Wicklow town.

Office of the Government Chief Whip

Name

Job Description

Date of Appointment

Current Annual Salary

Carl Gibney

Special Advisor — co-ordinating Information Society events, liaising with interest groups, monitoring developments in e-government at EU level, and research and speech writing on Information Society issues.

06/06/02

72,128

Averil Power

Personal Assistant — speech writing, research, and political and constituency- related issues.

23/07/02

38,653

Nuala Redmond*

Personal Secretary — constituency related issues and management of Minister’s constituency correspondence.

06/06/02

26,871

Paula Eager

Personal Secretary, replaced Nuala Redmond.

28/07/03

26,931

*Returned to Dept. of Health and Children on 18/03/03

Office of Minister of State Roche

Name

Job Description

Date of Appointment

Current Annual Salary

Ciara Furlong

Personal Secretary — constituency related issues and management of Minister’s constituency correspondence.

06/06/02

34,600

Geraldine Cole

Personal Assistant to MoS Roche at the Department of Foreign Affairs.

02/02/04

40,515(paid by Department of Foreign Affairs)

Olwyn Enright

Question:

85 Ms Enright asked the Taoiseach the number of staff appointed by him, from outside the Civil Service, since the general election 2002; the job descriptions for these staff; the salaries and expenses paid to these staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8325/04]

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The number of new staff appointments to my Department, in my office, the offices of the Ministers of State at my Department and the Government press secretariat, from outside the Civil Service since the general election 2002 are detailed in the table below.

Name

Job Description

Salaries

Expenses Received 2004 to date

Expenses Received in 2003

Expenses Received in 2002

Brian Murphy

Special Advisor to the Taoiseach

77,537

Nil

Nil

Nil

Mandy Johnston

Government Press Secretary

100,369

Nil

1,148

971.25

Carl Gibney

Special Advisor to the Government Chief Whip

72,128

Nil

Nil

Nil

Averil Power

Personal Assistant to the Government Chief Whip

38,653

Nil

1,210

Nil

Paula Eager

Personal Secretary to the Government Chief Whip

26,931

Nil

Nil

Nil

Ciara Furlong

Personal Secretary to Minister of State Roche

34,600

Nil

Nil

Nil

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