Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 July 2015
279. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the annual saving to the Exchequer if the Minister's special advisers' salaries were capped at the first point of the principal officer grade, that is, €75,647; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26959/15]
View answerSpecial Adviser appointments are undertaken in accordance with the Instructions on Ministerial Appointments for the 31st Dáil (July 2014) and the Guidelines on Staffing of Ministerial Offices (March 2011) issued by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. In accordance with Section 11(1)(a) of the Public Service Management Act 1997, I appointed two Special Advisers in 2014. The annual saving if their combined salaries were capped at the first point of the Principal Officer scale would be €12,223. This figure has been calculated using the Principal Officer (Personal Pension Contribution) scale.
