Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 April 2022
727. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the salaries and expenses paid to advisers, Ministers and or Ministers of State in his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [19746/22]
View answerMy salary, and the salaries of the Ministers of State serving in my Department, are paid in accordance with the relevant public service pay agreements, currently 'Building Momentum, a new Public Service Agreement 2021-2022'.
My Special Advisers, Chris Donoghue and Laura McGonigle, are paid on the Principal Officer payscale.
Special Advisers to Ministers of State are paid at the Assistant Principal Officer payscale.
Minister of State Thomas Byrne's Special Adviser was Charlotte Simpson, with Marguerite O’Loughlin as interim Special Advisor from 07/12/20- 28/08/21. Ms. Simpson concluded her role as Special Adviser to Minister of State Byrne on 21/03/22.
Minister of State Helen McEntee's Special Adviser was Paul Fox.
Ministers of State Colm Brophy and Ciaran Cannon did not have Special Advisers.
My expenses, and those of the Ministers of State and Special Advisers, that were claimed through the Travel and Subsistence system, following the Department of Public Expenditure rules, for the years in question are set out below. There were no claims for travel and subsistence made by Mr. Fox through my Department.
Flight costs are usually paid directly by my Department in line with standard procedures for arranging official travel. It is standard procedure that accommodation costs are paid directly by my Department. Occasionally, those on official travel may be required to cover costs directly and seek reimbursement. This is done on a vouched basis.
|
Minister, Simon Coveney |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
Subsistence (less meal deductions by claimant) |
1,068.70 |
3,208.69 |
875.80 |
|
Taxis (receipted) |
437.79 |
0 |
0 |
|
Flights (receipted) |
228.29 |
0 |
0 |
|
Minister of State, Ciaran Cannon |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
Subsistence (less meal deductions by claimant) |
110.95 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mileage |
3,614.95 |
0 |
0 |
|
Minister of State, Colm Brophy |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
Subsistence (less meal deductions by claimant) |
0 |
465.04 |
600.45 |
|
Mileage |
5,030.23 |
6,133.76 |
678.16 |
|
Incidental Expenses/Inoculations/Medical (receipted) |
0 |
79.00 |
177.00 |
|
Minister of State, Helen McEntee |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
Subsistence (less meal deductions by claimant) |
504.48 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mileage |
697.95 |
0 |
0 |
|
Incidental Expenses/Inoculations/Medical (receipted) |
100.26 |
0 |
0 |
|
Minister of State, Thomas Byrne |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
Subsistence (less meal deductions by claimant) |
957.23 |
5,887.39 |
1,633.97 |
|
Mileage |
6,361.16 |
15,854.89 |
6,504.73 |
|
Incidental Expenses/Inoculations/Medical (receipted) |
388.40 |
1,092.91 |
298.90 |
|
Charlotte Simpson |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
Subsistence (less meal deductions by claimant) |
0 |
2,799.35 |
248.00 |
|
Incidental Expenses/Inoculations/Medical (receipted) |
0 |
69.00 |
0 |
|
Chris Donoghue |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
Subsistence (less meal deductions by claimant) |
660.83 |
2,588.04 |
219.69 |
|
Incidental Expenses/Inoculations/Medical (receipted) |
209.60 |
533.64 |
70.48 |
|
Taxis (receipted) |
0 |
68.00 |
0 |
|
Flights (receipted) |
0 |
414.95 |
0 |
|
Mileage |
4,555.47 |
6,195.92 |
287.54 |
|
Laura McGonigle |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
Subsistence (less meal deductions by claimant) |
7,864.94 |
11,675.87 |
3,817.31 |
|
Hotel (receipted) |
0 |
2,660.20 |
451.30 |
|
Notional Transport Costs |
1,324.53 |
459.12 |
168.95 |
|
Mileage |
500.75 |
4,358.18 |
3,399.95 |
|
Rail / Train / Luas / Metro Tickets (receipted) |
89.58 |
0 |
0 |
|
Taxis (receipted) |
58.80 |
22.80 |
0 |
|
Incidental Expenses/Inoculations/Medical (receipted) |
0 |
168.25 |
64.00 |
|
Marguerite O Loughlin |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
Subsistence (less meal deductions by claimant) |
0 |
994.66 |
0 |
|
Taxis (receipted) |
0 |
7.50 |
0 |
|
Incidental Expenses/Inoculations/Medical (receipted) |
0 |
566.50 |
0 |
