As Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, I have appointed two Special Advisers.
The appointments were made in line with the "Instructions to Personnel Officers - Ministerial Appointments for the 32nd Dáil" that were issued by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER), which permits the appointment of a maximum of two special advisers.
Details of these appointments are publicly available through the DPER website, and are set out in the following table.
Name
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Special Adviser to the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation
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Mr Pauric McPhillips
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Ms Lucy Moylan
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Area of Responsibility
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Policy
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Press
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Annual Salary
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2nd Point Principal Officer Standard Scale
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1st Point Principal Officer Standard Scale
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Prior to their current appointments, both individuals served as Special Advisers to me in my capacity as Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.