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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 January 2011

Tuesday, 18 January 2011

Ceisteanna (317)

Lucinda Creighton

Ceist:

365 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the name of each non-Civil Service adviser employed by him in the years 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011; each adviser’s salary, expenses claims and job title in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2661/11]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Deputy John Gormley)

The information requested is set out in the following table.

		2009	2010	2011
Name	Job Title	Salary at 31 December	Total Expenses Paid	Salary at 31 December	Total Expenses Paid	Current Salary	Expenses Paid Year to Date
		€	€	€	€	€	€
Donall Geoghegan	Special Adviser*	177,547	Nil	168,000	Nil	168,000	Nil
Liam Reid	Special Adviser: Press & Information Officer	100,191	3,226	95,550	1,659	95,550	Nil
David Healy	Special Adviser	93,449	3,706	89,898	1,923	89,898	Nil
Ryan Meade	Special Adviser	93,449	Nil	89,898	Nil	89,898	Nil

*Mr. Geoghegan's salary is paid from my Department's Vote but he is based in the Department of the Taoiseach.