Robert Troy
Ceist:
159
Deputy Robert Troy
asked the
Taoiseach
if he will outline all staff appointments he has made since last March; the name of those appointed; their position; their salary; if any of these appointees are former retired public servants and in receipt of a pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Amharc ar fhreagra
Mary Lou McDonald
Ceist:
162
Deputy Mary Lou McDonald
asked the
Taoiseach
if he will provide the name, position and annual salary awarded to each of his special advisers; if he will provide details of any request made for an increase above the special adviser pay cap from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the amount of the increase sought.
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Amharc ar fhreagra
The Taoiseach: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159 and 162 together. Details of the staff appointments made by me since March 2011 are set out in the table beneath. The table also provides details of the current salaries of those whom I have appointed.
Under the terms of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Guidelines on the Staffing of Ministerial Offices, separate arrangements apply to the staffing requirements of my office, and accordingly, the normal pay scales for Special Advisers do not apply in relation to my office. I have appointed one person who is in receipt of a pension following his retirement from the public service. The employment contract of the person concerned will cease when my term of office as Taoiseach ends.
Name
|
Title
|
Annual Salary
|
Mark Kennelly
|
Chief of Staff
|
€168,000
|
Andrew McDowell
|
Special Adviser to the Taoiseach
|
€168,000
|
Paul O’Brien
|
Special Adviser to the Taoiseach
|
€83,337
|
Angela Flanagan
|
Special Adviser to the Taoiseach
|
€83,337
|
Mark O’Doherty
|
Special Adviser to Chief Whip
|
€83,337
|
Sarah Moran
|
Personal Assistant to the Taoiseach
|
€77,884
|
Theresa Diskin
|
Personal Assistant to the Taoiseach
|
€68,748
|
Pauline Coughlan
|
Personal Assistant to the Taoiseach
|
€66,519
|
Gerard Deere
|
Personal Assistant to the Taoiseach
|
€66,519
|
Miriam O’Callaghan
|
Personal Assistant to the Taoiseach
|
€64,750
|
John Lohan
|
Personal Secretary to the Taoiseach
|
€41,749
|
AnneMarie Durcan
|
Personal Secretary to the Taoiseach
|
€41,749
|
Claire Urquhart
|
Personal Secretary to the Chief Whip
|
€46,935
|
Colum Coomey
|
Personal Assistant to the Chief Whip
|
€43,715
|
Feargal Purcell
|
Government Press Secretary
|
€119,795
|
Cathy Madden
|
Deputy Government Press Secretary and Head of Government Information Service
|
€99,236
|
Joanne Lonergan
|
Assistant Government Press Secretary
|
€89,898
|
John Cummins
|
Civilian Driver for Leader of the Seanad
|
Resigned in August 2011
|
Derek Grubb
|
Civilian Driver for Leader of the Seanad
|
€32,964
|