Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

I note that there are 13 employees in the Taoiseach's private office and eight in his constituency office, under the general term of advisers or staff. Can the Taoiseach clarify the breakdown, if it exists, between Civil Service positions and appointees from outside the Civil Service in that number? What pay scale is being followed for these staff? Is it totally separate from anything in the Civil Service? I have seen salaries of €192,784 and €144,064. Is that scale benchmarked against any other performance, or is it unique to the Taoiseach's Department?

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