The information requested is set out in the following tables:
|
Minister
|
Name
|
No. of staff
|
Grade/Salary Scale
|
Duties
|
Private/Constituency Office
|
|
John Gormley
|
Ryan Meade
|
1
|
Special Adviser (Annual Salary €89,819)
|
As set out in Section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997
|
Private Office
|
|
David Healy
|
1
|
Special Adviser (Annual Salary €89,819)
|
As set out in Section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997
|
Private Office
|
|
Liam Reid
|
1
|
Special Adviser: Press and Information Officer (Annual Salary €100,191)
|
Responsible for all aspects of the Department’s media related activities.
|
Press Office
|
|
Donall Geoghegan*
|
1
|
Special Adviser (Annual Salary €177,547)
|
Programme Manager for the Green Party
|
Department of the Taoiseach
|
|
Diarmuid Hanafin
|
1
|
Personal Assistant-Higher Executive Officer
|
Provision of administrative and secretarial support.
|
Constituency Office
|
|
Ann O’Conarain
|
0.5
|
Personal Secretary-Executive Officer
|
Provision of administrative and secretarial support.
|
Constituency Office
|
|
Linda Farrell
|
0.5
|
Personal Secretary-Executive Officer
|
Provision of administrative and secretarial support
|
Constituency Office
|
*Mr. Geoghegan's salary is paid from my Department's vote but he is based in the Department of the Taoiseach.
With the exception of Mr David Healy who is currently a member of Fingal County Council none of the above staff serve on the city, county, town/borough councils or state boards.
|
Minister of State
|
Name
|
No. of staff
|
Grade/ Salary Scale
|
Duties
|
Private/Constituency Office
|
|
Michael Kitt
|
Treasa Meehan
|
1
|
Personal Assistant-Higher Executive Officer
|
Provision of administrative and secretarial support.
|
Constituency Office
|
|
Margaret Mannion
|
1
|
Personal Secretary-Executive Officer
|
Provision of administrative and secretarial support.
|
Galway Constituency Office
|
|
John Killilea
|
0.5
|
Civilian Driver (Annual Salary €34,826.50)
|
Driver for the Minister
|
|
|
Tom Kenny
|
0.5
|
Civilian Driver (Annual Salary €34,826.50)
|
Driver for the Minister
|
|
|
Michael Finneran
|
Geraldine Maloney
|
1
|
Personal Assistant-Higher Executive Officer
|
Provision of administrative and secretarial support.
|
Constituency Office
|
|
Elizabeth Finneran
|
1
|
Personal Secretary-Executive Officer
|
Provision of administrative and secretarial support.
|
Roscommon/Leitrim Constituency Office
|
|
Jimmy Cooke
|
0.5
|
Civilian Driver (Annual Salary €34,826.50)
|
Driver for the Minister
|
|
|
Trevor Finneran
|
0.5
|
Civilian Driver (temporary appointment) (Annual Salary €34,826.50)
|
Driver for the Minister
|
|
|
Máire Hoctor*
|
|
|
|
|
|
*Staffing arrangements for the Office of the Minister of State, Máire Hoctor, with responsibility for Older People are dealt with by the Department of Health and Children.
With the exception of Mr Trevor Finneran who is currently a member of Roscommon County Council none of the above staff serve on the city, county, town/ borough councils or state boards.
The salary scales for all administrative grades are available on the Department of Finance website (www.finance.gov.ie ).
