Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 85: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the names, titles and duties of each of the advisers, press officers, assistants and secretaries appointed by her; the annual salaries in each case; the pension arrangements in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45850/10]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table:

The Special Advisers are required to perform any duties which may be assigned to them as appropriate to the position of Special Adviser as set out in Section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997 and the Personal Assistants are required to provide assistance to or for the office holder who selected them for appointment.

Payments not exceeding 11% of salary in respect of superannuation contributions are made to a private personal pension fund on behalf of Ms Ryan and Ms. Dardis and therefore they have no entitlement to any Public Service superannuation scheme in respect of the period of their appointment. Mr Cunningham and Ms. Rhonwen Hayes are members of the Non-Contributory Pension Scheme and the Contributory Spouse's and Children's Scheme for Non-Established State Employees. There is no direct employer contribution to either of these schemes. These gross salaries are subject to the Pension Related Deduction introduced across the public service in January 2009.