Exchequer Savings

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 July 2013

Thursday, 18 July 2013

Questions (236)

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

236. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the saving to the Exchequer if the pay of all his special advisers, and those of his Ministers of State, were capped at the first point on the principal officer pay scale. [36513/13]

Written answers

Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Ruairí Quinn)

I refer the Deputy to my answer to her Parliamentary Question No. 344 of Tuesday 16th July 2013. The Ministers of State at my Department do not have Special Advisers.