The details requested by the Deputy on salaries and expenses paid in respect of advisers, Ministers and Ministers of State in my Department in 2020, 2021 and 2022 are set out in the tables below.
The Deputy is aware that there was a change of government in 2020.
The 2020 figures below are inclusive of the former and current government.
Minister
|
Salary
|
Expenses Paid
|
2020
|
€82,435
|
€10,319
|
2021
|
€80,976
|
€10,825
|
2022 to date
|
€25,280
|
€1,311
|
Minister of State
|
Salary
|
Expenses Paid
|
2020
|
€38,383
|
n/a
|
2021
|
€39,522
|
€1,148
|
2022 to date
|
€12,364
|
n/a
|
Special Advisers
|
Salary
|
Expenses Paid
|
2020
|
€123,973
|
n/a
|
2021
|
€195,242
|
n/a
|
2022 to date
|
€61,730
|
€591
|