Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 6 September 2019
28. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the name of each person employed as an adviser or special adviser to him and the Minister of State in his Department; the salary of each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34847/19]
View answerThere are currently four Special Advisors working in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade as outlined below:
|
Name |
|
Salary Scale |
|
Matthew Lynch |
Special Advisor to Tánaiste |
Principal Officer Salary Scale |
|
Chris Donoghue |
Special Advisor to Tánaiste |
Principal Officer Salary Scale |
|
Laura McGonigle |
Special Advisor to Tánaiste |
Principal Officer Salary Scale |
|
Paul Fox |
Special Advisor to Minister of State for European Affairs |
Assistant Principal Officer Salary Scale |
All appointments were made in line with “Instructions to Personnel Officers – Ministerial Appointments for the 32nd Dáil” which included “Guidelines on staffing of Ministerial Offices” issued by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Every appointment in my Department is subject to the Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour.
