Departmental Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 July 2023

Tuesday, 11 July 2023

Questions (267)

Violet-Anne Wynne

Question:

267. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Education to provide the names and contact information of all special advisers to Ministers and Ministers of State within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33579/23]

Written answers

Minister for Education

In accordance with the terms of the guidelines for Ministerial Appointments for the 33rd Dáil, Áine Doyle and Eoin Murphy are employed as my Special Advisers. Diane O'Gorman is employed as a Special Adviser to Josepha Madigan T.D. Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion.

Thomas Byrne T.D., Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education in my Department and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media also has a Special Adviser, Daniel Griffin, who is employed by that Department.

The attached table contains the contact information for the advisers.

Name:	Special adviser to:	Contact Details:
Áine Doyle	Norma Foley T.D., Minister for Education	Minister’s Office,Department of Education,Marlborough Street,Dublin 1.Tel: [phone]
Eoin Murphy	Norma Foley T.D., Minister for Education	Minister’s Office,Department of Education,Marlborough Street,Dublin 1.Tel: [phone]
Diane O’Gorman	Josepha Madigan T.D., Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion	Minister of State’s Office,Department of Education,Marlborough Street,Dublin 1.Tel: [phone]
Daniel Griffin* *employed by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media	Thomas Byrne T.D., Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education	Minister of State’s Office,Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media,23 Kildare Street,Dublin 2.Tel: [phone]