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Ministerial Advisers

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 September 2020

Tuesday, 8 September 2020

Questions (962)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

962. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a schedule of advisers, special advisers and seconded civil servants working in her Department appointed and or recruited and or in an acting capacity; the roles and responsibilities attributed to each; and the salary scale for each role in tabular form. [22533/20]

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On the commencement of every Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issues guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices. As the Deputy is aware, the appointment of Special Advisers is subject to section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997.

The Guidelines for the 33rd Dáil, which incorporate the principles of section 11 of the Public Service Management Act, are currently awaiting Government approval.

The appointment of individual Special Advisers is a matter for each Government Minister subject to the terms set out in the aforementioned guidelines, although the appointments are also subject to formal Government approval. I wish to inform the Deputy that, at this stage, no Special Advisers have been formally appointed to my Department by the Government.

However, the Deputy may wish to note that I have assigned two people to work with me as Special Advisers and those people will be formally appointed by the Government once the Guidelines have been approved.

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform must be notified of the rate of salary to be paid in all cases for Special Advisers; these rates will then be published on the website of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

Finally, I wish to inform the Deputy that no civil servants have been seconded to Special Adviser posts in my Department since the formation of the Government.

Question No. 963 answered with Question No. 886.
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