Ministerial Appointments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 April 2011

Tuesday, 12 April 2011

Ceisteanna (288)

Jerry Buttimer

Ceist:

307 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Defence 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 of these appointments between June 1997 and February 2011; the number of appointments to State boards made during the period June 1997 to February 2011; and the gender ratio of appointments made to State boards during the period June 1997 to February 2011. [7418/11]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Defence (Deputy Alan Shatter)

The number, cost and gender ratio of the special advisers appointed between June 1997 and February 2011 are set out below.

Period of Appointment	Number of Advisers	Gender Ratio Male:Female	Total Cost
			€
26/06/1997 — 08/10/1997	1	1:0	14,922.65
25/11/1997 — 17/12/2001	1	1:0	254,852.43
29/07/2002 — 12/10/2004	1	1:0	170,156.49
19/10/2004 — 18/02/2010	2	1:1	1,178,969.53
30/04/2010 — 20/01/2011	2	1:1	180,240.16

All of these appointments were temporary, unestablished positions in the Civil Service, and were on a full-time basis. The tenure of these appointments was coterminous with that of the Minister for Defence.

The bodies within the remit of my Department are the Civil Defence Board, the Board of Coiste An Asgard and the Army Pensions Board. The information requested relating to the number of appointments made between June 1997 and February 2011 together with the gender ratio is set out below.

Name of Agency	Number of Appointments	Gender Ratio Male:Female
Civil Defence	46	2:1
Army Pensions Board	7	7:0
Coiste An Asgard	32	27:5