Written answers
Tuesday, 13 November 2007
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Ministerial Staff
9:00 pm
Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 499: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 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. [28152/07]
John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table.
| Name | Title | Salary Scale |
| Dan Pender | Press Officer | Principal Officer |
| Pat Daly | Special Adviser to Minister Martin Cullen | Principal Officer |
| Sean Dower | Personal Assistant to Minister Martin Cullen | Higher Executive Officer |
| Inez O'Neill | Personal Secretary to Minister Martin Cullen | Secretarial Assistant |
| Deirdre Heaney | Personal Assistant to Minister of State Noel Ahern | Higher Executive Officer |
| Siobhan McGrath | Personal Secretary to Minister of State Noel Ahern | Secretarial Assistant |
| Sinead McGowan | Personal Assistant to Minister of State Pat the Cope Gallagher | Higher Executive Officer |
| Aideen Gillen | Personal Secretary to Minister of State Pat the Cope Gallagher | Secretarial Assistant |
In addition to the above each Minister of State had one Civilian Driver with an annual salary of €26,243.40.
Pay scales for administrative grades are available on the Department of Finance website (www.finance.gov.ie). The pay scale, in November 2002, for Secretarial Assistants was in the range €17,469.34 to €32,475.76.
Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 500: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 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. [28167/07]
John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table.
| Name | Title | Salary Scale |
| Ryan Meade | Special Adviser | Principal Officer |
| David Healy | Special Adviser | Principal Officer |
| Liam Reid | Special Adviser, Press & Information Officer | Principal Officer |
| Donal Geoghegan* | Special Adviser, Programme Manager for the Green Party | Deputy Secretary |
| Diarmuid Hanafin | Personal Assistant | Higher Executive Officer |
| Ann O'Conarain** | Personal Secretary | Executive Officer |
| Linda Farrell** | Personal Secretary | Executive Officer |
| *Mr. Geoghegan's salary is paid from my Department's vote but he is based in the Department of the Taoiseach. | ||
| **Ms O'Conarain and Ms. Farrell job share the post of Personal Secretary. |
The salary scales for all administrative grades are available on the Department of Finance website (www.finance.gov.ie ).
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