Written answers
Thursday, 13 November 2008
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Ministerial Staff
5:00 pm
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 209: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people he and his Ministers of State have appointed to work with them; the number located in their constituency offices and in their Department; the responsibility of each; the rank, salary scale and name in each case; if they are elected to city, county, town or borough councils; if they are members of State boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40421/08]
John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The information requested is set out in the following tables:
| Minister | Name | No. of staff | Grade/Salary Scale | Duties | Private/Constituency Office |
| John Gormley | Ryan Meade | 1 | Special Adviser (Annual Salary €89,819) | As set out in Section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997 | Private Office |
| David Healy | 1 | Special Adviser (Annual Salary €89,819) | As set out in Section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997 | Private Office | |
| Liam Reid | 1 | Special Adviser: Press and Information Officer (Annual Salary €100,191) | Responsible for all aspects of the Department's media related activities. | Press Office | |
| Donall Geoghegan* | 1 | Special Adviser (Annual Salary €177,547) | Programme Manager for the Green Party | Department of the Taoiseach | |
| Diarmuid Hanafin | 1 | Personal Assistant-Higher Executive Officer | Provision of administrative and secretarial support. | Constituency Office | |
| Ann O'Conarain | 0.5 | Personal Secretary-Executive Officer | Provision of administrative and secretarial support. | Constituency Office | |
| Linda Farrell | 0.5 | Personal Secretary-Executive Officer | Provision of administrative and secretarial support | Constituency Office | |
| *Mr. Geoghegan's salary is paid from my Department's vote but he is based in the Department of the Taoiseach. | |||||
| With the exception of Mr David Healy who is currently a member of Fingal County Council none of the above staff serve on the city, county, town/borough councils or state boards. |
| Minister of State | Name | No. of staff | Grade/ Salary Scale | Duties | Private/Constituency Office |
| Michael Kitt | Treasa Meehan | 1 | Personal Assistant-Higher Executive Officer | Provision of administrative and secretarial support. | Constituency Office |
| Margaret Mannion | 1 | Personal Secretary-Executive Officer | Provision of administrative and secretarial support. | Galway Constituency Office | |
| John Killilea | 0.5 | Civilian Driver (Annual Salary €34,826.50) | Driver for the Minister | ||
| Tom Kenny | 0.5 | Civilian Driver (Annual Salary €34,826.50) | Driver for the Minister | ||
| Michael Finneran | Geraldine Maloney | 1 | Personal Assistant-Higher Executive Officer | Provision of administrative and secretarial support. | Constituency Office |
| Elizabeth Finneran | 1 | Personal Secretary-Executive Officer | Provision of administrative and secretarial support. | Roscommon/Leitrim Constituency Office | |
| Jimmy Cooke | 0.5 | Civilian Driver (Annual Salary €34,826.50) | Driver for the Minister | ||
| Trevor Finneran | 0.5 | Civilian Driver (temporary appointment) (Annual Salary €34,826.50) | Driver for the Minister | ||
| Máire Hoctor* | |||||
| *Staffing arrangements for the Office of the Minister of State, Máire Hoctor, with responsibility for Older People are dealt with by the Department of Health and Children. |
With the exception of Mr Trevor Finneran who is currently a member of Roscommon County Council none of the above staff serve on the city, county, town/ borough councils or state boards.
The salary scales for all administrative grades are available on the Department of Finance website (www.finance.gov.ie ).
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