Ministerial Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 April 2011

Tuesday, 12 April 2011

Ceisteanna (355)

Jerry Buttimer

Ceist:

375 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health and Children 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. [7424/11]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Health and Children (Deputy James Reilly)

The information requested by the Deputy in relation to special adviser appointments is set out in the table.

Year	Number of Special Advisors Employed	CostGross Salary Paid (exclusive of Employer’s PRSI and PRSA payments of 11%)	Gender
		€
1997	1	7,209	M
1998	1	50,227	M
1999	2	34,000	M
		7,764	M
2000	4	4,000	M
		27,731	F
		51,491	M
		47,069	F
2001	2	56,172	M
		51,348	F
2002	3	58,893	M
		13,613	F
		83,805	F
2003	3	76,496	M
		71,740	F
		82,899	F
2004	6	63,559	M
		64,878	F
		71,344	F
		28,685	M
		27,473	F
		32,605	M
2005	4	109,269	M
		129,386	M
		124,070	F
		141,976	M
2006	5	120,974	M
		141,575	M
		133,509	F
		38,531	F
		84,147	M
2007	7	127,629	M
		149,222	M
		144,850	F
		51,712	F
		55,228	M
		42,275	M
		101,294	M
2008	6	141,386	M
		191,954	M
		136,199	F
		41,030	M
		41,324	M
		40,938	M
2009	4	147,133	M
		165,162	F
		117,420	M
		149,716	M
2010	3	135,807	M
		151,945	F
		107,882	M
2011	3	15,653	M
		11,669	F
		16,703	M

Information relating to appointments to State Boards is being collated by my Department and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Question No. 376 answered with Question No. 36.