Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance the names and salaries of each person serving as a special adviser and or the names and salaries of each person directly appointed by him or a Minister of State to any other position in his Department or his predecessor's Department on each of the following dates; 1 December 2009, 1 December 2010 and 1 December 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41348/11]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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Since my appointment as Minister for Finance on 9 March 2011 the relevant details are as follows:

Since my appointment as Minister for Finance on 9 March 2011, the following staff have been appointed to my constituency office:

GRADE SALARY SCALE (per annum) Wholetime Equivalent

Personal Assistant €43,715 - €56,060 1.0

My predecessor, the late Brian Lenihan, appointed two special advisors as follows: Ms Cathy Herbert (appointed in May 2008): Salary €107,485. Ms Herbert was not a member of the civil service pension schemes. Payments not exceeding 11% of her salary were made on her behalf to a pension fund in respect of her superannuation contributions. Dr Alan Ahearne (appointed in March 2009): Salary €135,000. Dr Ahearne was a member of the pension scheme of NUI Galway, from which body he was on secondment to the Department of Finance. Payments not exceeding 11% of the difference between his NUIG salary and the additional amount he received in respect of his position were made on his behalf to a pension fund in respect of superannuation contributions.

In addition, in May 2008 he also appointed a Personal Assistant and Personal Secretary. The salary scales in each case are set out below.

Title Salary Scale (per annum) Wholetime Equivalent

Personal Assistant €46,558 – €55,030 1.00

Personal Secretary €23,181 – €44,726 1.00