Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 September 2013
123. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will provide the saving to the Exchequer if all special advisers to him and his Ministers of State were capped at the first point on the principal officer pay scale. [39114/13]
View answerThere are five Special Advisers employed by my Department, four of whom are my Special Advisers and one of whom is Special Adviser to the Government Chief Whip. The details requested in relation to their salaries is set out in the table below.
The 1st point of the Principal Officer (standard scale) is €75,647.
The salary cost for special advisers employed in my Department in 2012 was €581,236. The comparative full year figure for Special Advisors employed in this Department in 2010 was €1,072,920.
|
Position |
Current Salary |
|
Chief of Staff |
€156,380 |
|
Special Adviser |
€156,380 |
|
Special Adviser |
€81,676 |
|
Special Adviser |
€81,676 |
|
Special Adviser to the Chief Whip |
€81,676 |
