The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table:
Name
|
Title
|
Gross Annual Salary w.e.f. 01/01/2010 (Exclusive of Employer’s PRSI)
|
|
|
€
|
Ms Patricia Ryan
|
Special Adviser
|
138,655
|
Mr Derek Cunningham
|
Special Adviser — Press and Communications
|
124,046
|
Ms. Catherine Dardis
|
Personal Assistant
|
56,007
|
Ms. Rhonwen Hayes
|
Personal Assistant
|
56,278
|
Total
|
|
374,986
|
The Special Advisers are required to perform any duties which may be assigned to them as appropriate to the position of Special Adviser as set out in Section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997 and the Personal Assistants are required to provide assistance to or for the office holder who selected them for appointment.
Payments not exceeding 11% of salary in respect of superannuation contributions are made to a private personal pension fund on behalf of Ms Ryan and Ms. Dardis and therefore they have no entitlement to any Public Service superannuation scheme in respect of the period of their appointment. Mr Cunningham and Ms. Rhonwen Hayes are members of the Non-Contributory Pension Scheme and the Contributory Spouse's and Children's Scheme for Non-Established State Employees. There is no direct employer contribution to either of these schemes. These gross salaries are subject to the Pension Related Deduction introduced across the public service in January 2009.