Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 December 2010
266 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the names, titles and duties of each of the advisers, press officers, assistants and secretaries appointed by him; the annual salaries in each case; the pension arrangements in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45847/10]
View answerThe information requested is set out in the following table:-
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Minister |
Name |
Grade |
No of staff |
Current Salary |
Duties |
|
€ |
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John Gormley |
Ryan Meade |
Special Adviser |
1 |
€89,898 |
As set out in Section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997 |
|
David Healy |
Special Adviser |
1 |
€89,898 |
As set out in Section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997 |
|
|
Liam Reid |
Special Adviser: Press and Information Officer |
1 |
€95,550 |
Responsible for all aspects of the Department’s media related activities. |
|
|
Donall Geoghegan* |
Special Adviser* |
1 |
€168,000 |
Programme Manager for the Green Party |
|
|
Diarmuid Hanafin |
Personal Assistant |
1 |
Higher Executive Officer |
Provision of administrative and secretarial support. |
|
|
Ann O’Conarain |
Personal Secretary |
1 |
Executive Officer |
Provision of administrative and secretarial support. |
*Mr. Geoghegan's salary is paid from my Department's vote but he is based in the Department of the Taoiseach.
As set out in the standard contract for such appointments, the above staff had the option of joining the Non-contributory Pension Scheme for Non-established State Employees or having their membership of an approved private pension fund paid for by the Department subject to certain conditions. Four are members of the Non-contributory Scheme and two have private pensions. The contribution to the Non-contributory Scheme is 1½% of net pay. Contributions to the relevant approved private pensions paid by my Department may not exceed 11% of salary.
The salary scales for all administrative grades are available on the Department of Finance website (www.finance.gov.ie).
