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
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Job Description
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Salary Scale
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Pat Daly
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Special Adviser
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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.]
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Sean Dower
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Personal Assistant
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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.]
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Inez O’Neill
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Personal Secretary
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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.]
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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.