Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 June 2012
421 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the name, position and annual salary awarded to each of his special advisers; if he will provide details of any request made for an increase above the special adviser pay cap from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the amount of the increase sought. [27895/12]
View answerThe information requested is set out in the following table:
|
Office |
Special Adviser |
Annual Salary |
|
Minister Hogan |
Claire Langton |
€83,337 |
|
Sean McKeown |
€92,672 |
|
|
Minister of State O’Sullivan* |
Aidan Culhane |
€80,051 |
*Under the Instructions on Ministerial Appointments for the 31st Dáil, Ministers of State who regularly attend Cabinet may appoint a maximum of two Special Advisers. In this regard Minister of State O'Sullivan, who regularly attends Cabinet, is currently arranging for the appointment of a second Special Adviser.
No request has been made for increases in salaries above that allowed under the Instructions on Ministerial Appointments to the 31st Dáil.
