The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the names and salaries of my Special Advisers is set out in the tabular statement below:
Title
|
Name
|
Annual Salary
|
Press Adviser
|
Kathleen Barrington
|
€86,806
|
Special Adviser
|
Edward Brophy
|
€127,796
|
The applicable pay scale for Special Advisers is the Principal Officer (standard) scale: €80,051 to €92,672. As Edward Brophy was previously employed in the private sector on a salary package that was more than twice the highest point of the Principal Officer (standard) scale, I sought sanction from the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to award a salary which related to his previous remuneration arrangements. A single point salary of €127,796 was sanctioned by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform effective from 29 July 2011. This represents a reduction of over one third in my Special Adviser's previous salary in the private sector.