Written answers
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Ministerial Staff
9:00 pm
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 226: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of his constituency and parliamentary staff appointed, following the February 2011 elections, on salaries that exceed their applicable pay scale grade; the number of his existing and parliamentary staff employed prior to the February 2011 elections but awarded salary increases following the election that exceed their applicable pay scale grade; and if he will provide their annual salary details in a tabular format. [34575/11]
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Since my appointment as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform on 9 March 2011, the following staffhave been appointed to my constituency office:
| GRADE | SALARY SCALE (per annum) | Wholetime Equivalent |
| Personal Secretary | €23,820 - €47,755 | 1.00 |
| Personal Assistant | €43,715 - €56,060 | 0.80 |
| Clerical Officer (CO) | €23,177 - €37,341 | 0.60 |
| Clerical Officer (CO) | €23,042 - €36,267 | 1.00 |
Since my appointment as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform on 9 March 2011 the following staff members have been appointed as Special Advisers:
| Name | Title | Salary (per annum) | Duties |
| Anne Byrne | Special Adviser | €83,337 | Any duties which may be assigned to her from time to time as appropriate to the position of Special Adviser as set out in Section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997. |
| Ronan O'Brien | Special Adviser | €114,000 | Any duties which may be assigned to him from time to time as appropriate to the position of Special Adviser as set out in Section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997. |
No staff member has been awarded any salary increase that exceeds their applicable pay scale grade since my appointment.
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