The current Guidelines on Special Advisers provide, except in the Offices of the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste where separate arrangements apply, that they are to be placed on the minimum point of the Principal Officer (standard) scale, which currently runs from €80,051 at the minimum to €92,672 at the maximum.
Remuneration in excess of the minimum point of the Principal Officer (standard) scale has been sanctioned by me in a number of instances based on the business case presented. In the majority of cases this has been based on evidence of higher earnings in the previous employment and the need to secure the appointment of an individual with particular skills and expertise. At all times I have endeavoured to keep exceptions to a minimum and in all cases value for money considerations were uppermost in my mind when approving exceptions to the Guidelines. I would like to add that in a number of cases, Special Advisers have been appointed on substantially reduced salaries compared to what they were earning prior to their appointment. The following table sets out details of Special Advisers.
List of Special Advisers — June 2012
|
Department
|
Minister/Minister of State
|
Name of Adviser
|
Sanctioned Pay Rate
|
Relevent Payscale
|
|
Agriculture Fisheries and Food
|
Minister Coveney
|
Áine Kilroy
|
€80,051
|
PO Min
|
|
|
Ross MacMathuna
|
€110,000
|
Approved Rate
|
|
Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs
|
Minister Deenihan
|
Damian Garvey
|
€80,051
|
PO Min
|
|
|
James Kenny
|
€80,051
|
PO Min
|
|
Attorney General
|
Máire Whelan
|
Peter O’Sullivan
|
€80,051
|
PO Min
|
|
Children and Youth Affairs
|
Minister Fitzgerald
|
Jennifer Carrol McNeill*
|
€40,025
|
PO Min
|
|
|
Marrion Mannion
|
€80,051
|
PO Min
|
|
|
William Lavelle*
|
€40,025
|
PO Min
|
|
Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
|
Minister Rabbitte
|
Simon Nugent
|
€97,200
|
Approved Rate
|
|
|
Finbar O’Malley
|
€83,337
|
PO
|
|
Defence/Taoiseach/ Chief Whip
|
Paul Kehoe
|
Mark O’Doherty
|
€80,051
|
PO Min
|
|
Education and Skills
|
Minister Ruairí Quinn
|
John Walsh
|
€92,672
|
PO Max
|
|
|
Deirdre Grant
|
€86,604
|
PO
|
|
Environment, Community and Local Government
|
Minister Hogan
|
Claire Langton
|
€80,051
|
PO Min
|
|
|
Sean McKeown
|
€92,672
|
PO Max
|
|
MoS O’Sullivan
|
Aidan Culhane
|
€80,051
|
PO Min
|
|
|
Paul Daly
|
€80,051
|
PO Min
|
|
Finance
|
Minister Noonan
|
Mary Kenny
|
€83,337
|
PO
|
|
|
Eoin Dorgan
|
€83,337
|
PO
|
|
Health
|
Minister Reilly
|
Mark Costigan
|
€92,672
|
PO Max
|
|
|
Sean Faughnan**
|
€26,684
|
PO Min
|
|
|
Maureen Windle**
|
€61,781
|
PO Max
|
|
MoS Shortall
|
Maeve Ann Wren
|
€40,025
|
Approved Rate
|
|
Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
|
Minister Bruton
|
Conor Quinn
|
€80,051
|
PO Min
|
|
|
Ciaran Conlon
|
€127,000
|
Approved Rate
|
|
Justice and Equality
|
Minister Shatter
|
Jane Lehane
|
€80,051
|
PO Min
|
|
|
Tom Cooney
|
€80,051
|
PO Min
|
|
Public Expenditure and Reform
|
Minister Howlin
|
Anne Byrne
|
€83,337
|
PO
|
|
|
Rónán O’Brien
|
€114,000
|
Approved Rate
|
|
Social Protection
|
Minister Burton
|
Ed Brophy
|
€127,796
|
Ass Sec
|
|
|
Kathleen Barrington
|
€86,604
|
PO 4th pt
|
|
Taoiseach
|
MoS Lucinda Creighton
|
Stephen O’Shea
|
€61,966
|
AP Min
|
|
Transport, Tourism and Sport
|
Minister Varadkar
|
Brian Murphy
|
€105,837
|
PO I
|
|
|
Nick Miller
|
€80,051
|
PO Min
|
*Ms Carroll McNeill and Mr Lavelle operate on a half/half work sharing basis.
**From 1st June 2012 Mr Faughnan and Ms Windle operate on a one third/two thirds work sharing basis.
