Details of staff employed by the Minister and the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, as requested by the Deputy, are as follows. There are no political advisers employed in the Department of Transport.
Ministerial staff.
Number
|
Name
|
Position
|
Date appointed
|
Salary scale
|
1
|
Sean Dower
|
Personal assistant
|
30/9/2004
|
€40,543 —€51,463
|
1
|
Inez O’Neill
|
Personal secretary
|
30/9/2004
|
€386.87 — 746.41 p.w.
|
1
|
Colin Hunt
|
Special adviser, programme manager
|
8/11/2004
|
€134,948 p.a.
|
1
|
Dan Pender
|
Press adviser
|
30/9/2004
|
€75,036 —€92,813
|
1
|
Pat Daly
|
Personal administrative assistant
|
30/9/2004
|
€47,921p.a.
|
Minister of State staff.
Number
|
Name
|
Position
|
Date appointed
|
Salary scale
|
1
|
Niall Phelan
|
Personal assistant
|
30/9/2004
|
€40,543 —€51,463
|
1
|
Patricia Smith
|
Personal secretary
|
30/9/2004
|
€386.87 —€746.41 p.w.
|
The contracts for the above are fixed-term contracts, set to expire when the Minister ceases to hold office. The contracts contain the standard terms and conditions as approved by the Department of Finance, including conditions for pension contributions, which are deducted from the annual salary. Copies of these contracts are held in the Oireachtas Library.