Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 July 2013
773. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government 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; if he will provide a list of all salaries, post-implementation of the Haddington Road agreement paid to his special advisers. [34624/13]
View answerThe salaries of Special Advisers appointed in my Department, following application of pay adjustments in accordance with the Financial Emergency Measure in the Public Interest Act, 2013 and the Haddington Road Agreement, are set out as follows.
|
Minister |
Special Adviser |
Salary |
|
Minister Hogan |
Sean McKeown |
87,258 |
|
- |
Claire Langton |
81,676 |
|
Minister of State O’Sullivan |
Aidan Culhane |
81,676 |
|
- |
Paul Daly |
78,670 |
If salaries of all Special Advisers were capped at the first point of the Principal Officer scale, the gross annual savings would amount to €26,692 per annum.
