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Ministerial Appointments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 December 2010

Tuesday, 7 December 2010

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Paul Kehoe

Ceist:

292 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the names, titles and duties of each of the advisers, press officers, assistants and secretaries appointed by him; the annual salaries in each case; the pension arrangements in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45842/10]

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The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table.

Name

Title

Annual Salary

Duties

Morgan Brazilian

Minister’s Special Adviser (Aug 2007 to June 2009)

107,485

Duties as appropriate to the position of Special Adviser as set out in Section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997.

Stephen O’Connor

Minister’s Special Adviser (June 2009 to date)

99,236

Duties as appropriate to the position of Special Adviser as set out in Section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997

Bríd McGrath

Minister’s Press Adviser

89,898

Duties as appropriate to the position of Special Adviser as set out in Section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997

Suzanne Duke

Special Adviser to Minister of State

89,898

Duties as appropriate to the position of Special Adviser as set out in Section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997

Claire Ann Byrne

Minister’s Personal Assistant

47,730

To provide assistance to the Minister

Grace Milton

Minister’s Personal Secretary

30,835

To provide assistance to the Minister

All of the above named, excluding Mr. Bazilian and Mr. O'Connor are members of the Non-contributory Pension Scheme for Non-established State Employees. Mr. Bazilian, who was on secondment, retained the pension arrangements of his substantive post as does his successor Mr. O'Connor who is also on secondment.

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