The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the names and salary of special advisors and assistants as at 1 December 2009, 2010 and 2011 is set out below:
Ministerial Appointments as at 1 December 2009 — Minister Willie O'Dea, T.D.
Name
|
Position
|
Salary Scale
|
Mr. Derek Mooney
|
Special Adviser
|
€86,168 — €106,582
|
Ms. Suzanne Coogan
|
Special Adviser
|
€86,168 — €106,582
|
Mr. Fergal O’Brien
|
Personal Assistant
|
€46,558 — €59,097
|
Mr. Yvonne Mac Mahon
|
Personal Secretary
|
€23,182 — €44,726
|
Ministerial Appointments as at 1 December 2010 — Minister Tony Killeen, T.D.
Name
|
Position
|
Salary Scale
|
Mr. Declan Ryan
|
Special Adviser
|
€80,051 — €98,424
|
Ms. Derval Monahan
|
Special Adviser (Established Civil Servant)
|
€61,966 — €76,768
|
Mr. Pat Daly
|
Personal Assistant
|
€43,816 — €55,415
|
Mr. Gerry Reidy
|
Temporary Personal Assistant (6 October 2010 to 20 January 2011)
|
€43,816 — €55,415
|
Ms. Deirdre Murphy
|
Personal Secretary
|
€29,024 — €45,616
|
Ministerial Appointments as at 1 December 2011 — Minister Alan Shatter, T.D.
Name
|
Position
|
Salary Scale
|
Mr. Colm Jordan
|
Personal Assistant
|
€43,715 — €56,060
|
I have not appointed any special advisors in my role as Minister for Defence.
Similarly, no special advisors have been appointed by Mr. Paul Kehoe T.D. in his role as Minister of State at the Department of Defence.