Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 26 Mar 2002

Vol. 551 No. 2

Written Answers. - Special Advisers.

Ruairí Quinn

Ceist:

98 Mr. Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount paid since 26 June 1997 to date in fees, salary, allowances including delegates' allowances, expenses and other payments to any person in or under the aegis of her Department who is or was a special adviser within the meaning of the Ethics in Public Office Act, 1995; the name of the person in each case; the amount paid to each person; if he will provide a breakdown as between salary, allowances, expenses and other payments; the date on which each person was appointed; in the case of persons no longer holding such position, the date on which the appointment ceased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9929/02]

Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Ms Harney)

The details of salary, allowances and expenses paid to those persons under the aegis of this Department who were or are special advisers within the meaning of the Ethics in Public Office Act, 1995, are given for the period 26 June 1997 to date in the following table.

Breakdown of Salaries

	Maurice Roche	Gerry Donnelly	John O'Brien	Oliver O'Connor	Clara Coogan	Catherine Dardis	Eanna Casey	John Lahart
PositionHeld	Economic Adviser to the Tánaiste	Special Adviser to the Tánaiste	Special Adviser to the Tánaiste	Special Adviser to the Tánaiste	Policy Aide to the Tánaiste on loan to Minister of State, Deputy Liz O'Donnell	Personal Assistant to the Tánaiste	Personal Assistant to Minister of State, Deputy Tom Kitt	Personal Assistant to Minister of State, Deputy Tom Kitt
Date ofAppointment	1 July 1997	12 January 1998	1 December 1999	15 January 2001	10 January 2000	27 June 1997	10 July 1997	8 December 2000
Date ofResignation		1 December 1999			20 July 2001		17 November 2000
1997-1998 £(€)	34,597.17 (43,929.35)				18,787.08 (23,854.67)	12,545.04 (15,928.91)

	Maurice Roche	Gerry Donnelly	John O'Brien	Oliver O'Connor	Clara Coogan	Catherine Dardis	Eanna Casey	John Lahart
January-April 1998 £ (€)		7,381.66 (9,372.77)
1998-1999 £ (€)	47,297.49 (60,055.42)	55,968.23 (71,064.99				25,065.32 (31,826.39)	19,104.86 (24,258.17)
1999-2000 £ (€)	51,558.99 (65,466.41)		17,673.57 (22,440.80)		8,932.26 (11,341.63)	24,838.56 (31,538.47)	9,792.08 (12,433.38)
2000-2001 £ (€)	62,176.99 (78,948.49)		58,992.92 (74,905.56)	14,181.69 (18,007.03)	41,731.94 (52,988.63)	27,168.29 (34,496.61)	27,274.86 (34,631.93)	9,162.09 (11,633.40)
2001 £ (€)	55,893.69 (70,970.35)		48,768.24 (61,922.89)	50,977.46 (64,728.02)	13,555.24 (17,211.60)	21,245.44 (26,976.15)		25,357.32 (32,197.16)
2002 £ (€)	18,148.12 (23,043.36)		16,256.08 (20,640.96)	16,098.11 (20,440.38)		6,962.43 (8,840.46)		12,493.62 (15,863.62)
Totals £ (€):	269,672.45 (342,413.38)	63,349.88 (80,437.76)	141,690.81 (179,910.21)	81,257.25 (103,175.43)	64,219.43 (81,541.86)	124,067.12 (157,532.75)	68,716.84 (87,252.39)	47,013.03 (59,694.24)

Breakdown of Allowances

	Gerry Donnelly	January-April1998 £ (€)	1998-1999£ (€)	Total Allowance
Position Held	Special Advisor to the Tánaiste	802.08(1,018.43)	4,934.87(6,256.99)	5,736.62(7,284.00)
Date of Appointment	12 January 1998
Date of Resignation	1 December 1999

Breakdown of Expenses (Details Available by Calendar Year)

	Maurice Roche	Gerry Donnelly	John O'Brien	Oliver O'Connor	Clara Coogan	Catherine Dardis	Eanna Casey	John Lahart
Position Held	Economic Adviser to the Tánaiste	Special Adviser to the Tánaiste	Special Adviser to the Tánaiste	Special Adviser to the Tánaiste	Policy Aide to the Tánaiste on loan to Minister of State, Deputy Liz O'Donnell	Personal Assistant to the Tánaiste	Personal Assistant to Minister of State, Deputy Tom Kitt	Personal Assistant to Minister of State, Deputy Tom Kitt
1997 £ (€)	331.62 (421.08)				Nil	1,068.84 (1,357.15)	1,839.88 (2,336.17)
1998 £ (€)	3,853.22 (4,892.61)	2,777.88 (3,527.19)			Nil	178.70 (226.90)	5,305.71 (6,736.86)
1999 £ (€)	4,020.72 (5,105.29)	6,627.70 (8,415.49)	298.18 (378.61)		Nil	1,428.77 (1,814.16)	5,633.31 (7,152.83)
2000 £ (€)	2,674.19 (3,395.52)		2,067.76 (2,625.51)		Nil	557.69 (708.12)	7,638.47 (9,698.86)	372.91 (473.50)
2001	3,842.54 (4,879.04)		2,249.18 (2,855.87)		Nil	1,103.04 (1,400.57)		5,587.35 (7,094.47)
2002 to date £(€)	783.05 (994.27)			2,300.73 (2,921.32)	Nil
Total £ (€)	15,505.34 (19,687.82)	9,405.58 (11,942.64)	4,615.12 (5,859.56)	2,300.73 (2,921.32)	Nil	4,337.04 (5,506.90)	20,417.37 (25,924.72)	5,960.26 (7,567.97)