Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 July 2013
344. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide, in tabular form, the annual saving to the Exchequer if all his special advisers' pay was capped at the first point of the principal officer grade; and if he will provide a list of all salaries, post-implementation of the Haddington Road agreement, paid to his special advisers. [34623/13]
View answerThe following tabular statement gives the current salaries of my Special Advisers and the annual saving to the Exchequer if their salaries were capped at the first point of the Principal Officer grade, post the implementation of the Haddington Road Agreement. Officials at my Department wrote to the Department of Finance at the time of the appointments and requested sanction to place the individuals on a point of the pay scale for the position nearest to their earnings before appointment. They have not received any salary increase since March 2011. In accordance with the terms of the Ethics in Public Office Acts copies of the appointees' contracts of employment together with details of their qualifications were laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas on 28 October 2011.
|
Appointee |
Position |
Salary |
Annual Saving if salary was capped at the first point of the Principal Officer salary scale (€75,647) |
|
John Walshe |
Special Advisor |
€87,258 |
€11,611 |
|
Deirdre Grant* |
Special Advisor |
€81,673 |
€6,026 |
*Maternity leave absence temporarily covered by Siobhán Creaton since 30th April 2013 who is currently being paid at the first point of the Principal Officer grade.
