The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the names and salaries of each person directly appointed by me or my predecessors within the Department, at the stated dates, are set out in the following tabular statement:
Tabular Statement
1 December 2009 — i.e. Minister Mary Hanafin, T.D., from 8 May 2008 to 23 March 2010
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Ministerial Appointments
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Name
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Grade
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Salary Point
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Allowance
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Averil Power
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Special Adviser
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€86,168 — €106,582
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Geraldine Butler*
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Press Officer
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€66,179 — €82,520
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Peter O’Brien
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Personal Assistant
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€46,558 — €59,097
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Martine Lynch
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Personal Secretary
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€23,181 — €44,726
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10% Attraction
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(*civil servant on loan from the Central Statistics Office for period of Minister's term of office)
1 December 2010 — i.e. Minister Éamon Ó Cuív, T.D., from 24 March 2010 to 8 March 2011
Ministerial Appointments
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Name
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Grade
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Salary Scale
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Allowance
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Pádraic Ó hUiginn
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Special Adviser
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€80,051 — €98,424
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Michelle Hoctor
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Press Adviser
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€80,051 — €98,424
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Muireann Ní Thuairisg
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Personal Assistant
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€43,816 — €55,415
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Máire Ní Fhlatharta
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Personal Secretary
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€22,023 — €42,122
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10% Attraction
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1 December 2011, — i.e. Minister Joan Burton, T.D., from 9 March 2011
Ministerial Appointments
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Name
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Grade
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Salary Scale
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Allowance
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Edward Brophy
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Special Adviser
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€127,796
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Kathleen Barrington
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Press Adviser
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€80,051 — €98,424
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Karen O’Connell
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Personal Assistant
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€43,715 — €56,060
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Irene Martin
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Personal Secretary
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€23,820 — €47,755
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[In my role as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party I also have a further support person, employed by the Labour Party].
Ministerial Drivers
Name
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Grade
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Salary Scale
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Allowance
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Vincent Cahill
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Civilian Driver
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€32,964
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Gerard McCarrick
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Civilian Driver
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€32,964
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