Ministerial Adviser Appointments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 September 2012

Tuesday, 18 September 2012

Ceisteanna (1462, 1467, 1490)

Seán Fleming

Ceist:

1462. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number and names of all special advisers, special press advisers,  or any other type of ministerial adviser in her Department; the name of the Minister or Minister of State to whom he or she reports; the salary of each adviser now; the salary of each adviser at the time he or she was appointed; if any salary increase was asked for; if it was granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37488/12]

Seán Fleming

Ceist:

1467. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the political activities of each special adviser, special press adviser, or any other type of ministerial adviser in her Department; if any of them were members of a political party; if so, the parties to which they belonged; if any of them are or have been elected local authority members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37569/12]

Seán Fleming

Ceist:

1490. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the names of special advisers for whom salary increases have been requested; the amount requested; the details of those granted increases and the amount by which they were increased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40017/12]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs

I propose to take Questions Nos. 1462, 1467 and 1490 together.

As requested by the Deputy, details of the names and salaries for Special Advisers in my Department are set out in tabular form below. In accordance with Department of Finance instructions on Ministerial appointments, my Advisers were placed on the first point of the Principal Officer standard scale on appointment. The Principal Officer scale provides for annual increments and as all my Advisers are in their second year of tenure, all have moved to the second point of the scale. There have been no additional salary increases asked for or granted since their appointment.

Name	WTE (Wholetime Equivalent)	Salary on appointment	Current Salary
Marion Mannion	1	€80,051	€83,337
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill	0.5	€40,025	€41,669
William Lavelle	0.5	€40,025	€41,669

Section 5.4 of the Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour excludes staff holding a temporary unestablished position and whose tenure is coterminus with that of the relevant Minister from the restrictions on engaging in political activity as set out in Section 5 of the Code.