The following tabular statement contains the information requested by the Deputy.
In relation to the duties and role of each appointee, contract documents were laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas in respect of those that were in situ 2015 and 2016 in accordance with the terms of the Ethics Acts where they can be viewed by the Deputy. Contract documents in respect of appointments made in 2017 when completed will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas in due course.
The following tabular statements gives details of Ministerial Appointees and their respective salaries as at the 31st December in 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017 as requested by the Deputy.
Ms Jan O'Sullivan, T.D. Minister for Education and Skills 11th July 2014 to 6th May 2016.
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Appointee
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Grade
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Salary 2015
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Neil Ward
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Special Adviser
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€78,670 pa
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Paul Daly
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Special Adviser
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€81,676 pa
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Joe Leddin
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Personal Assistant
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€54,490 pa
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Margaret O'Donoghue
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Personal Secretary
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€47,744 pa
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Gerard Tucker
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Civilian driver
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€32,965 pa
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Tom Considine
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Civilian Driver
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€32,965 pa
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Damien English, T.D. Minister of State 14th July 2014 to 6th May 2016
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Appointee
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Grade
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Salary 2015
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Stephen Foley
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Personal Assistant
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€57,358 pa
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Martina Maguire
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Personal Secretary
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€48,358 pa
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Joe Fox
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Civilian driver
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€34,700 pa
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Sean McKiernan
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Civilian driver
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€34,700 pa
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Richard Bruton, T.D. Minister for Education and Skills 7th May 2016 to Present
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Appointee
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Grade
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Salary 2016
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Salary 2017
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Conor Quinn
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Special Adviser
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€87,258 pa
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€89,965 pa
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Patrick Cluskey
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Special Adviser
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€75,647 pa
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€81,004 pa
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Sarah O'Neill
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Parliamentary Assistant
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See note
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See note
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Bernadette Lee
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Secretarial Assistant
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See note
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See note
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Sean Divilly
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Civilian Driver
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€32,965 pa
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€33,965 pa
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John Murray
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Civilian Driver
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€32,965 pa
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€33,965 pa
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John Halligan, T.D. Minister of State 6th June 2016 to Present
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Appointee
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Grade
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Salary 2016
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Salary 2017
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Michelle Clancy
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Special Adviser
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€65,000 pa
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€65,093 pa
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Emer O’Neill
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Parliamentary Assistant
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See note
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See note
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Aoife Marks
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Secretarial Assistant
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See note
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See note
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Edward Cunningham
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Civilian Driver
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€34,700 pa
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€35,700 pa
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Gerard O Brien
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Civilian Driver
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€34,700 pa
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€35,700 pa
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