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Ministerial Appointments.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 March 2004

Tuesday, 23 March 2004

Ceisteanna (529)

Olwyn Enright

Ceist:

527 Ms Enright asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of staff appointed by him from outside the Civil Service since the general election of 2002; the job descriptions for those staff; the salaries and expenses paid to those staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8337/04]

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Freagraí scríofa

I have appointed three temporary staff from outside the Civil Service since the general election in 2002 in support of my office. Their names, job descriptions and salary scales are set out in the following table.

Name

Job Description

Salary Scale

Pat Daly

Special Adviser

Principal Officer Standard Scale €69,194 — €72,128 — €75,043 — €77,981 — €80,457 €83,024 [after three years’ satisfactory service at the max.]€85,589 [after six years’ satisfactory service at the max.]

Sean Dower

Personal Assistant

Higher Executive Officer Standard Scale €37,520 — €38,653 — €39,781 — €40,918 — €42,052 — €43,191 — €44,328€45,965 [after three years’ satisfactory service at the max.] €47,606 [after six years’ satisfactory service at the max.]

Inez O’Neill

Personal Secretary

Secretarial Assistant €359.17 — €379.38 — €403.30 — €436.25 — €469.20 — €503.94 — €538.16 — €570.17 — €602.80 — €633.80 — €656.81 — €667.72€681.58 [after three years’ satisfactory service at the max.] €692.98 [after six years’ satisfactory service at the max.]

The total expenses paid to these staff from June 2002 to date is €35,725.67. Other temporary appointments have been made to the offices of the Ministers of State at my Department and to my Department's press office.

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