Written answers
Tuesday, 13 November 2007
Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
Ministerial Staff
9:00 pm
Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 261: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the names, titles and annual salaries of each of the political advisers, press officers, assistants or other political appointees who were employed by his Department on 1 November 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28146/07]
Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 262: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the names, titles and annual salaries of each of the political advisers, press officers, assistants or other staff appointed by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28161/07]
Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 261 and 262 together.
On 1 November 2002 the following appointees of the former Minister for Arts, Sport & Tourism, Mr. John O'Donoghue T.D., were employed in the Department on temporary contracts.
| Name | Title | Salary |
| Mr Tony Cotter | Special Adviser | Principal Officer Scale plus 10% attraction allowance |
| Mr Colin Miller | Personal Assistant | Higher Executive Officer Scale |
| Ms Mary O'Connell | Personal Secretary | Secretarial Assistant Scale plus 10% attraction allowance |
I have appointed the following staff to temporary unestablished positions since becoming Minister for Arts, Sport & Tourism.
| Name | Title | Salary |
| Mr Frank Lahiffe | Special Adviser | Principal Officer — General Service Standard Scale |
| Mr Tom Rowley | Press Adviser | Principal Officer — General Service Higher Scale |
| Mr Bobby Holland | Personal Assistant | On secondment from Dept. of Education & Science. Cost of replacement teacher recouped by that Department. |
| Ms Mary Browne | Personal Secretary | Secretarial Assistant Scale plus 10% attraction allowance |
All these appointments were sanctioned by the Department of Finance.
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