Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 209: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the special advisers attached to his Department are part of the line management system of his Department. [9231/05]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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The special adviser currently attached to my Department is not part of the line management system of my Department. My officials brief me directly in areas of policy and operation.

My special adviser is required to perform 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. These include providing advice to me and monitoring, facilitating and securing the achievement of Government objectives that relate to the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, as requested by me.