The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following table:
Adviser Name
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Minister / Minister of State
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Salary Scale(1 September, 2019)
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Sarah Bardon
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Simon Harris, T.D.
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€87,325 - €107,399 (PPC)
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Joanne Lonergan
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Simon Harris, T.D.
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€83,090 - €102,159
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Gerard Maguire
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Finian McGrath, T.D.
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€83,090 - €102,159
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Damien O'Farrell
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Finian McGrath, T.D.
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€87,325 - €107,399 (PPC)
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Nicola Clavin
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Catherine Byrne, T.D.
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€67,659 - €83,740 (PPC)
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Darren Hourihane
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Jim Daly, T.D.
|
€67,659 - €83,740 (PPC)
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In accordance with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform instructions to Personnel Officers on Ministerial Appointments for the 32nd Dáil, the salary scale applicable to my advisers and those of Minister of State Finian McGrath, T.D. (who sits at Cabinet), is the standard scale for the grade of Principal Officer in the Civil Service as of 1 September 2019. The salary scale applicable to the special advisers appointed to Ministers of State Jim Daly, T.D. and Catherine Byrne, T.D. is the standard scale for the grade of Assistant Principal Officer in the Civil Service as of 1 September 2019.