Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 16 Feb 1993

Vol. 426 No. 1

Written Answers. - Ministerial-Departmental Appointments.

Jim Higgins

Ceist:

157 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the name of the partnership programme manager appointed to his Department; the names of the special advisers, if any, appointed; the qualifications of the people so appointed; and the remuneration involved in each case.

Jim Higgins

Ceist:

158 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the number of people appointed by him to his constituency office; the qualifications of those so appointed; and the remuneration involved in each case.

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry (Mr. J. Walsh)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 157 and 158 together.

The information requested has been set out in the following tabular statement.

Title	Name of Appointee	Qualifications	Remuneration
Partnership Programme Manager	Mr. D. Carroll	Serving Principal Officer in the Department	£40,471
Special Adviser to Minister	Ms Maeve Bracken	Former promotional services officers with CBF	see below
Special Adviser to Minister of State (Mr. Hyland)	Mr. Larry O'Loughlin	Former Agricultural Development Officer with Teagasc	see below
Personal Assistant	Ms Ellen McCarthy	Formerly employed in a personal capacity by me	see below
Personal Secretary	Ms Catherine White	Formerly my Secretarial Assistant	see below

The position in relation to contracts of employment is as given in the reply to Questions Nos. 310, 344 and 362 on 10 February 1993.