Ministerial Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 April 2011

Tuesday, 12 April 2011

Ceisteanna (323)

Jerry Buttimer

Ceist:

342 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of special advisers appointed in her Department between June 1997 and February 2011; the cost of each special adviser appointed to her 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. [7417/11]

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Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald)

As the Deputy will be aware, my Department was established in June 2002. As set out in Table 1, a total of six special advisers were appointed by Ministers (5) and a Minister of State (1) during the period from that date until February 2011. The overall gender ratio was 4 male to 2 female.

Table 1: Number of special advisers appointed June 2002 to February 2011

Position	Period of appointment	Salary Costs
		€
Media Adviser to Minister (F)	2002-2007	476,756
Special Adviser to Minister (M)	2004-2010	637,967
Media Adviser to Minister (F)	2007-2010	241,548
Special Adviser to Minister (M)	2010-2011	84,312
Media Adviser to Minister (M)	2010-2011	84,312
Special Adviser to Minister of State (M)	2010-2011	67,193

In relation to the number of appointments made to State boards during the period June 2002 to February 2011, the details requested are set out in Table 2.

Table 2: Appointments to State Boards June 2002 to February 2011

Name of Body	No of Appointments	Gender Ratio M:F
Family Support Agency	39	14:25
Dormant Accounts Fund Disbursements Board	14	10:4
Dormant Accounts Board	30	18:12
Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests	5	3:2
Údarás na Gaeltachta	3	1:2
Pobal	25	11:14
Total	116	57:59