Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 December 2016
68. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Taoiseach the number of staff employed by him and each Minister of State, including parliamentary assistants, secretarial assistants, special advisers, press secretaries and other positions, in tabular form; the pay rate for each assistant; and the total cost. [39561/16]
View answerThere are 21 political staff employed by my Department, details as follows:
|
Position |
Annual Salary |
|
Chief of Staff |
€156,380 |
|
Special Adviser to the Taoiseach for Policy and Programme Implementation |
€87,258 |
|
Special Adviser to the Taoiseach for Policy and Programme Implementation |
€87,258 |
|
Special Adviser to the Government Chief Whip |
€87,258 |
|
Special Adviser to the Government Chief Whip |
€79,401 |
|
Personal Assistant to the Taoiseach |
€77,275 |
|
Personal Assistant to the Taoiseach |
€68,293 |
|
Personal Assistant to the Taoiseach |
€68,293 |
|
Personal Assistant to the Taoiseach |
€55,415 |
|
Personal Assistant to the Taoiseach |
€65,000 |
|
Personal Assistant to the Taoiseach |
€72,546 |
|
Personal Secretary to the Taoiseach |
€46,315 |
|
Personal Secretary to the Taoiseach |
€37,588 |
|
Government Press Secretary |
€118,931 |
|
Assistant Government Press Secretary |
€65,000 |
|
Deputy Government Press Secretary |
€91,624 |
|
Chief Strategist to the Independent Alliance |
€91,624 |
|
Political Coordinator to the Ministers in Government |
€91,624 |
|
Civilian Driver for the Government Chief Whip |
€32,965 |
|
Civilian Driver for the Government Chief Whip |
€34,700 |
|
Civilian Driver for the Leader of the Seanad |
€34,700 |
|
Total: |
€1,549,448 |
The political staff working with Minister of State Paul Kehoe, Minister of State Dara Murphy and Minister of State Joe McHugh are not on the payroll of my Department.
