There are seven Special Advisers employed in my office. They are detailed in the following table:
Name
|
Role
|
Salary Level
|
Previous Employment
|
Brian Murphy
|
Chief of Staff
|
Deputy Secretary
|
Special Adviser [Minister for Social Protection]
|
John Carroll
|
Head of Policy and Programme Implementation
|
Assistant Secretary
|
Chief Executive Officer, Public Relations Institute of Ireland
|
Patrick Geoghegan
|
Special Adviser (on secondment)
|
Assistant Secretary
|
Professor in Modern History, Trinity College Dublin
|
Angela Flanagan
|
Special Adviser
|
Principal Officer
|
Special Adviser [Taoiseach]
|
Philip O'Callaghan
|
Special Adviser
|
Principal Officer
|
Policy & Parliamentary Adviser [Minister for Social Protection]
|
Clare Mungovan
|
Special Adviser
|
Principal Officer
|
Special Adviser [Minister of State for Defence]
|
Jim D'Arcy
|
Special Adviser
|
Assistant Principal Officer (Higher)
|
Senator
|
The Special Advisers working in my office provide briefings and advice on a wide range of policy matters, as well as performing other functions as I may direct from time to time. They also liaise with other Special Advisers in each Government Department so that I remain informed on developments across Government. I keep the resourcing of my advisory team under ongoing review.