Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 6 May 1998

Vol. 490 No. 5

Written Answers. - Ministerial Staff.

Nora Owen

Ceist:

289 Mrs. Owen asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation the advisers, programme managers or public relation officers attached to his office; whether those persons are civil servants or private sector employees; when they were employed for this work; the costs associated with these persons; and whether their work is full or part-time. [10712/98]

Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation (Dr. McDaid)

The information requested by the Deputy is as follows:

Post	Status	Commencement Date	Annual Salary	Nature of Employment	Annual Salaries under previous Government
Special Adviser	Private Sector	27 June 1997	£37,408	Full-Time	£45,525*
Press Officer	Private Sector	8 September 1997	£23,722	Full-Time	£29,135
Policy Consultant**	Private Sector	26 August 1997	£1,000	Part-Time	N/A

* This salary relates to the analogous post of programme manager under the previous administration.

** Part-time consultant to advise me in relation to policy aspects relating to the work of my Department.