Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 September 2018
822. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the political advisers being used by senior and junior Ministers in her Department since the commencement of this Government; the commencement dates of the employment of each; and the cessation dates of same employment in cases in which that applies. [36706/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFollowing my appointment as Minister on 30th November 2017, I appointed a Media Adviser on 8 January 2018 and a Policy Adviser on 15 March 2018, both of whom continue to serve in my Department.
My immediate predecessor, Minister Heather Humphreys T.D., appointed Media and Policy Advisers on 14 June 2017. The Media Adviser ceased employment on 31 July 2017 and a replacement was appointed on 18 September 2017. Both Advisers ceased employment when the Minister left the Department in November 2017.
All of the above appointments are provided for by the Public Service Management Act 1997 and were made in accordance with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform’s Instructions to Personnel Officers – Ministerial Appointments for the 32nd Dáil (June 2016).
