Michael Ring
Question:878 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the names, date of appointment and annual salary of all special advisors appointed to his Department. [26591/08]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 July 2008
878 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the names, date of appointment and annual salary of all special advisors appointed to his Department. [26591/08]
View answer879 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of staff in his Press Office; and the rank and the annual salary of each. [26606/08]
View answer880 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of staff employed in his constituency office; and the rank and the annual salary of each. [26621/08]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 878 to 880, inclusive, together.
The information requested is set out in the tables below:
Name |
Title |
Salary |
Date of Initial Appointment* |
€ |
|||
Ryan Meade |
Special Adviser |
84,066 |
14 June, 2007. |
David Healy |
Special Adviser |
84,066 |
17 July, 2007. |
Liam Reid |
Special Adviser:Press and Information Officer |
97,747 |
9 July, 2007. |
Donal Geoghegan** |
Special Adviser: Programme Manager for the Green Party |
173,217 |
2 July, 2007. |
*Re-appointed on 7 May, 2008.
**Mr. Geoghegan's salary is paid from my Department's vote but he is based in the Department of the Taoiseach.
Number Full Time Equivalents |
Grade |
1 |
Special Adviser-Press and Information Officer-Principal Officer Salary Scale |
1 |
Higher Executive Officer |
1 |
Executive Officer |
1 |
Clerical Officer |
Number Full Time Equivalents |
Grade |
1 |
Personal Assistant-Higher Executive Officer salary scale |
1 |
Personal Secretary-Executive Officer salary scale |
2 |
Executive Officers |
2 |
Clerical Officers |
The salary scales for all administrative grades are available on the Department of Finance website (www.finance.gov.ie).