Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 October 2016
139. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to set out the responsibilities and rates of pay for each of his ministerial advisers; if any of these are in receipt of salaries above the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform pay caps; and, if so, the reason the cap has been breached in each instance. [29126/16]
View answerIn accordance with the Guidelines and Instructions on Ministerial Appointments for the 32nd Dáil, I have appointed two Special Advisers, Mr. Bob Jordan and Ms. Caitriona Fitzpatrick. Their salaries, along with those of all Special Advisers, have been published on the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) website at http://www.per.gov.ie/en/special-advisers-pay/.
The appointment and role of Special Advisers are set out in Section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997. In general, both advisers have been tasked with providing advice to me and monitoring, facilitating and supporting the achievement of Government objectives that relate to my Department. In this regard, Mr. Jordan has a particular role in relation to policy issues relating to housing, homelessness and community, while Ms. Fitzpatrick has a particular focus on political communications, overseeing press information and liaison, advising on external communications and publicity and liaising with the Government Press Office and other advisers across Government on policy issues relating to my Department.
