Under the terms of the “Guidelines for Ministerial Appointments to the 33rd Dáil” the salary scale for Special Adviser to a Minister is the same as the Civil Service Principal Officer pay scale whereas the pay scale for Special Adviser to a Minister of State is equivalent to the Assistant Principal Officer scale. In the event an appointee is a retired Civil Servant pension abatement applies.
The following tables contain the information requested by the Deputy.
Minister Harris:
YEAR
|
SALARY
|
EXPENSES
|
2020
|
€179,213 pa
|
€3,732
|
2021
|
€181,291 pa
|
€11,180
|
2022
|
€183,923 pa
|
€4,628
|
Minister Collins, T.D.
YEAR
|
SALARY
|
EXPENSES
|
2020
|
€137,676 pa
|
€8,714
|
2021
|
€139,754 pa
|
€21,608
|
2022
|
€141,657 pa
|
€10,414
|
I have two Special Advisers. In 2021, one advisor left in March and was replaced in April.
YEAR
|
SALARY
|
EXPENSES
|
2020
|
€200,579
|
Nil
|
2021
|
€192,920
|
€858
|
2022
|
€198,736 (this is a full year cost)
|
€326
|