I propose to take Questions Nos. 377 and 484 together.
Since I took office I have appointed 2 Special Advisers, a Personal Assistant and a Personal Secretary and the Minister of State at my Department also appointed a Personal Secretary and Personal Assistant. These appointments were in accordance with the revised conditions for Ministerial Appointments as published by the Department of Finance on the 24th, March 2011. The following tabular statement gives details of the Ministerial appointments made at my Department together with details of their current salaries and their salaries when they were appointed. They were placed on the appropriate point of the salary scale proximate to the earnings they were in receipt of in their former employment.
None of the personnel mentioned in the tabular statement has sought additional remuneration and their salary payments are as agreed in their employment contracts which were drafted in accordance with the terms of the Guidelines for Ministerial Appointments as mentioned above. As provided for under the terms of the Ethics in Public Office Acts copies of the appointees' contracts of employment together with details of the Special Advisers qualifications were laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas on the 28th, October 2011.
Mr. Ruairí Quinn, T.D. Minister for Education & Skills
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Appointment
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Sept 2012
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Appointee
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Position
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Salary
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Salary
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John Walshe
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Special Adviser
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€92,672
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€92,672
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Deirdre Grant
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Special Adviser
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€86,604
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€86,604
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Ian O’Mara
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Personal Assistant
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€47,304
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€48,520
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Neil Ward
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Personal Secretary
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€45,160
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€45,940
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Mr. Ciaran Cannon, T.D. Minister of State
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Appointment
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Sept 2012
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Appointee
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Position
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Salary
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Salary
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Martina Forde
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Personal Assistant
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€49,790
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€49,790
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Niamh Lawless
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Personal Secretary
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€38,945
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€43,510
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