asked the Minister for the Public Service if he will give details in respect of his Department or any office under his control of each person employed as a special adviser or consultant on contract by way of excluding order or otherwise appointed to that office or Department other than through the Civil Service Commission during the periods 5 July 1977 to 30 June 1981 and 9 March to 14 December 1982; the grades at which each such person served; the rate of remuneration paid; the dates at which the employments of any such persons ceased; if he will give details of any such persons who were appointed as permanent civil servants; the grade and rate of remuneration of persons so appointed; and the total cost of remunerating such persons in 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982 from the dates of their initial employment.
Written Answers. - Departmental Special Advisers.
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Apart from some persons engaged for various specific projects arising in the course of the Department's normal activities, no appointments of the nature mentioned by the Deputy were made to my Department during the periods 5 July 1977 to 30 June 1981 or 9 March 1982 to 14 December 1982.