Ministerial Appointments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 April 2011

Tuesday, 12 April 2011

Ceisteanna (152)

Jerry Buttimer

Ceist:

166 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special advisers appointed in his Department between June 1997 and February 2011; the cost of each special adviser appointed to his office between June 1997 and February 2011; the gender ratio surrounding these appointments between June 1997 and February 2011; the number of appointments to State boards made during the period June 1997 and February 2011; and the gender ratio of appointments made to State Boards during the period June 1997 and February 2011. [7419/11]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Ruairí Quinn)

There have been 10 Special Advisers appointed to my Department between June 1997 and February 2011. The gender breakdown of these appointments is 80% male and 20% female. The costs associated with each Special Adviser are set out in the spreadsheet below.

With regard to appointments made to State Boards and the gender ratio of these appointments, the information requested by the Deputy is not readily available for the period up to December 2006. From 1st January 2007 up to end February 2011 I can confirm that there were 638 appointments made to State Boards of which 363 were male and 275 female.

Name	Term	Cost1
		€
Peter McDonagh	27/6/97-27/1/00	122,408.05
James Fegan	6/6/02-30/9/04	152,486.73
Simon Fulham	17/12/01-6/6/02	26,585.14
Gerry Murray*	2/9/02-14/11/04	194,435.03
Averil Power	29/9/04-15/5/08	333,590.61
Deirdre McDonnell*	30/5/08-29/4/10	214,047.01
Bernard Mallee	5/8/08-29/4/10	186,500.47
Michael Shovlin	23/3/10-9/3/11	88,423.48
Sean Perry	23/3/10-9/3/11	101,074.14
Dermot Murphy	23/3/10-9/3/11	87,285.98

Note

*Gerry Murray and *Deirdre McDonnell were both serving Principal Officers in the Department.

1Costs include pay, allowances, PRSI, travel and subsistence.

Question No. 167 answered with Question No. 163.