Ministerial Staff.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 November 2008

Thursday, 13 November 2008

Ceisteanna (224)

Paul Kehoe

Ceist:

224 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of people he and his Ministers of State have appointed to work with them; the number located in their constituency offices and in their Department; the responsibility of each; the rank, salary scale and name in each case; if they are elected to city, county, town or borough councils; if they are members of State boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40416/08]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Deputy Eamon Ryan)

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. None of these appointees is elected to city, county, town or borough councils, nor is any one of them a member of a State board.

Name	Post	Location	Salary Scale
Morgan Bazilian	Minister’s Special Adviser	Department	Principal Officer Higher salary scale (modified) €92,730 (min) – €114,366 (2nd LSI)
Bríd McGrath	Minister’s Press Adviser	Department	Principal Officer Standard salary scale (modified) €86,168 (min) – €106,582 (2nd LSI)
Claire Byrne	Minister’s Personal Assistant	Department	Higher Executive Officer salary scale (modified) €46,558 (min) – €59,097 (2nd LSI)
Grace Milton	Minister’s Personal Secretary	Department	Secretarial Assistant salary scale €23,181 (min) – €44,727 (2nd LSI)
Suzanne Duke	Minister of State’s Special Adviser	Department	Principal Officer Standard salary scale (modified) €86,168 (min) – €106,582 (2nd LSI)
Mary Freeman	Minister of State’s Personal Secretary	Constituency Office	Secretarial Assistant salary scale €23,181 (min) – €44,727 (2nd LSI) plus 10%
Patrick J Hester	Minister of State’s Civilian Driver	Constituency/Department	€34,826 per annum
James Geraghty	Minister of State’s Civilian Driver	Constituency/Department	€34,826 per annum