Róisín Shortall
Question:603. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of political staff working in his Department and the role and salary of each staff member. [45785/15]
View answerThursday, 17 December 2015
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All political appointments to my Department have been made in accordance with the Guidelines and Instructions on Ministerial Appointments for the 31st Dáil. Under the Guidelines, the role of Personal Assistants and Personal Secretaries is to provide assistance to or for the office holder who selected them for appointment. In the case of Special Advisers, the duties are set out in Section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997. The information requested regarding numbers and salary is set out in the following tables.
Minister Alan Kelly – Political Appointments
|
Job Title |
Grade |
Salary Scale |
|
Special Adviser |
Principal Officer (Standard) Non PPC Scale |
€75,647 – €87,248 |
|
Special Adviser |
Principal Officer (Standard) PPC Scale |
€79,401 – € 91,624 |
Minister Alan Kelly – Political Appointments
|
Job Title |
Grade |
Salary Scale |
|
Personal Assistant* |
Personal Assistant Scale (PPC) |
€46,016 – €59,011 |
|
Personal Secretary |
Personal Secretary Scale (Non PPC) |
€23,820 - €47,755 |
|
Civilian Driver X 2 |
Civilian Driver Rate |
€631.75 per week |
*Personal Assistant – 2 people job - sharing - working 3.5 and 1.5 days per week respectively.
In addition to the above, I have also appointed a temporary replacement for one Special Adviser who is absent on unpaid leave at present.
Minister of State Paudie Coffey– Political Appointments
|
Job Title |
Grade |
Salary Scale |
|
Personal Assistant |
Personal Assistant Scale (PPC) |
€46,016 - €59,011 |
|
Personal Secretary |
Personal Secretary Scale (PPC) |
€25,074 - €50,268 |
|
Civilian Driver X 2* * |
Civilian Driver Rate |
€665.00 per week |
* * The salary for Civilian Drivers is €631.75 per week. Drivers who will become members of the new Single Pension Scheme are paid a rate of €665.00 per week.
Minister of State Ann Phelan, who has shared responsibilities between my Department, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has made no political appointments in my Department.