Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 27 Feb 2001

Vol. 531 No. 3

Written Answers. - Departmental Staff.

Bernard J. Durkan

Ceist:

80 Mr. Durkan asked the Taoiseach the number of non-established civil servants employed by him in his office; the number within his Department; the salary scale, conditions, terms of employment and function in each case; the names of the persons or firms so employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5320/01]

The Taoiseach:

The following table details the number of staff serving in temporary, unestablished positions in my office and in the Department generally.

Taoiseach's Private Office

Name	Title/Function	Salary
Gerry Hickey	Programme Manager and Special Adviser	£100,985
Martin Mansergh	Special Adviser on NI, Economic and Social matters	£76,580
Una Claffey	Special Political Adviser	£70,000
Gerry Howlin	Special Adviser	£52,566
Peter MacDonagh	Special Adviser	£52,566

Others

Name	Title/Function	Salary
Katherine Bulbulia	Programme Manager to the Tánaiste	£76,580
Iarla Mongey	Asst. Government Press Secretary/Head of Govt. Information Services	£45,743
Frank Lahiffe	Special Adviser to MOS Brennan	£47,135
Brian Murphy	Special Adviser to Ministers of State	£33,990
Robert Holland	Personal Assistant to MOS Brennan	*see below
Tom Rowley	Millennium Press Officer	£55,159
Laurie Cearr	Promotions and Marketing Executive – Millennium Office	£30,848
Elizabeth Cogan	Personal Assistant to Assistant Government Press Secretary	£23,846
Debbie Miller	Personal Secretary – Constituency Office	£15,966
Perpetua Brady	Personal Secretary – Constituency Office	£12,034
Mary Browne	Personal Secretary to MOS Brennan	£23,510
Mairead Mullaney	Librarian	£19,188
Peter Reilly	Temporary Cataloguer	£17,396
Valerie Considine	Professional Accountant	£39,875

*Mr. Holland is paid by the Dept of Education. We recoup that Dept. the cost of a replacement teacher (currently £18,373 p.a.)

The Following Staff are Civil Servants who are currently serving in this Department in an unestablished Capacity

Barbara Jones	Special Adviser	£42,214
Joe Lennon	Government Press Secretary	£61,836
Olive Melvin	Personal Assistant to Taoiseach	£28,134
Denise Kavanagh	Personal Assistant to Taoiseach	£28,134
Cyprian Brady	Personal Assistant – Constituency Office	£28,314
Yvonne Graham	Personal Assistant – Constituency Office	£23,246
Sean Nolan	Personal Assistant – Constituency Office	£23,846
Frank Worley	Usher	£19,556

All of the above are employed on a secondment basis, the terms of which have been approved by the Department of Finance.

In addition, there are a number of staff employed in an unestablished capacity in the grades of cleaner, service attendant, service officer, executive officer and administrative officer.