The table below provides a list of names of each Special Adviser employed by my Department since 2015, including those whose tenure commenced prior to 2015 but ceased post 2015 and other details requested by the Deputy.
Special Advisor
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Commencement Date
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Cessation Date
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Relevant Minister
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Conor Quinn
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10/05/2011
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06/05/2016
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Mr. Richard Bruton, T.D., Minister for Jobs, Enterprise, and Innovation
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Ciaran Conlon
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29/03/2011
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06/05/2016
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Mr. Richard Bruton, T.D., Minister for Jobs, Enterprise, and Innovation
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Finbarr O’Malley
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29/09/2014
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07/05/2016
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Mr. Ged Nash, T.D., Minister of State for Business and Employment
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Deirdre Grant
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14/10/2014
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07/05/2016
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Mr. Ged Nash, T.D., Minister of State for Business and Employment
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Alan Cantwell
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13/05/2016
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05/11/2016
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Ms. Mary Mitchell O’Connor, T.D., Minister for Jobs, Enterprise, and Innovation
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Jim McGrath
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13/06/2016
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21/01/2017
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Ms. Mary Mitchell O’Connor, T.D., Minister for Jobs, Enterprise, and Innovation
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Ellen Lynch
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09/01/2017
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13/06/2017
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Ms. Mary Mitchell O’Connor, T.D., Minister for Jobs, Enterprise, and Innovation
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Roy Dooney
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23/01/2017
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13/06/2017
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Ms. Mary Mitchell O’Connor, T.D., Minister for Jobs, Enterprise, and Innovation
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Marion Mannion
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14/06/2017
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29/11/2017
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Ms. Frances Fitzgerald, T.D., Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise, and Innovation
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Matthew Lynch
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14/06/2017
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29/11/2017
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Ms. Frances Fitzgerald, T.D., Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise, and Innovation
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Aoife Sweeney
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04/09/2017
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29/11/2017
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Ms. Frances Fitzgerald, T.D., Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise, and Innovation
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Stephen O’Shea
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14/06/2017
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29/07/2017
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Ms. Frances Fitzgerald, T.D., Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise, and Innovation
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Lucy Moylan
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30/11/2017
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27/06/2020
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Ms. Heather Humphreys, T.D., Minister for Business, Enterprise, and Innovation
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Pauric McPhillips
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30/11/2017
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27/06/2020
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Ms. Heather Humphreys, T.D., Minister for Business, Enterprise, and Innovation
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Sarah O’Neill
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27/07/2020
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To date
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Mr. Leo Varadkar, T.D., Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade, and Employment
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Matthew Lynch
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14/09/2020
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To date
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Mr. Leo Varadkar, T.D., Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade, and Employment
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Stephen Foley
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29/09/2020
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To date
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Mr. Damien English, T.D., Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail
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