Written answers

Tuesday, 22 June 2010

Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Ministerial Staff

8:00 am

Photo of Lucinda CreightonLucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 331: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of special advisers his Department has had since June 2007; the names of same; the amount each has claimed in expenses in each of the past three years; the amount that has been spent on travel, including foreign travel, and entertainment for each adviser in each of the past three years; if he will provide a detailed breakdown of these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26590/10]

Photo of Pat CareyPat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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At present, there are two special advisers in my Department reporting to me – my special adviser, Mr John Regan, and my media adviser, Mr Seán Tadhg Ó Gairbhí. In addition, one special adviser – Mr Stephen Dineen - reports to the Minister of State at my Department with responsibility for Equality, Integration and Human Rights. None of these advisers has claimed any expenses to date in 2010.

The aggregate expenses claimed by the preceding advisers reporting to the then Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs in the period from June 2007 to March 2010 (one special adviser, Mr Pádraig Ó hUiginn, and two media advisers over the period, Ms Éadaoin Ní Mhonghaile and Ms Layla de Cogan Chin) are set out in the tables below. These constitute travel & subsistence expenses and the cost of flights. No entertainment expenses were claimed. In all cases, travel and subsistence was paid in respect of absences on official business and in accordance with Department of Finance guidelines.

Table 1 – Expenses claimed by the special adviser to then Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

YearHome ExpensesForeign Expenses
Subsistence€Travel€Total€Subsistence€Travel€Total€
2007 (from 1st June)4691,0611,530132-132
20084611,4931,9541,0989242,022
20096611,5672,228107-107
2010------

Table 2 – Expenses claimed by the media advisers to then Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

YearHome ExpensesForeign Expenses
Subsistence€Travel€Total€Subsistence€Travel€Total€
2007 (from 1st June)6161,5792,19515914173
20081,7292,3784,1076754,4565,131
20096881,1971,885442234676
2010------

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