Departmental Staff Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 November 2018

Tuesday, 13 November 2018

Questions (133)

Joan Burton

Question:

133. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach the advisers and constituency staff working for him both in respect of his role as Taoiseach and in respect of his role as a constituency Member; and if he will list all appointments in 2017 and to date in 2018. [46843/18]

Written answers

The Taoiseach

Details of the four staff employed by my Department since 2017 to work in my Constituency Office are set out in Table 1 below. Details of advisers appointed to support me in my role as Taoiseach in 2017 and to date in 2018 are set out in Table 2 below.

Table 1

Constituency Office
Salary Scale (Equivalent)	Number of Employees
Personal Assistant (Higher Executive Officer Scale)	1
Executive Officer	2
Clerical Officer	1

Table 2

Name	Role	Appointment Date	Cessation Date
Brian Murphy	Chief of Staff	14 June 2017	n/a
John Carroll	Head of Policy and Programme Implementation	05 July 2017	n/a
Patrick Geoghegan	Special Adviser to the Taoiseach	14 June 2017	n/a
Angela Flanagan	Special Adviser to the Taoiseach	14 June 2017	n/a
Philip O'Callaghan	Special Adviser to the Taoiseach	14 June 2017	n/a
Clare Mungovan	Special Adviser to the Taoiseach	08 January 2018	n/a
Jim D'Arcy	Special Adviser to the Taoiseach	04 September 2017	n/a
Nick Miller	Spokesman and Communications Adviser to the Taoiseach	14 June 2017	31 Oct 2017