Written answers
Tuesday, 7 December 2010
Department of Transport
Ministerial Appointments
11:00 am
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 151: To ask the Minister for Transport the names, titles and duties of each of the advisers, press officers, assistants and secretaries appointed by him; the annual salaries in each case; the pension arrangements in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45855/10]
Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The information sought by the Deputy is contained in the tables. Table 1 contains the names, titles, duties and annual salaries of each of the advisors, press officers, assistants and secretaries appointed by me. Table 2 contains details of the pension arrangements which apply in each case. Staff Appointed by Minister Noel Dempsey
Table 1
Names, Titles, Duties, Annual Salaries
| Title | Name | Duties | Annual Salary (â¬) |
| Special Advisor | James Fegan | Provides advice to the Minister, monitoring, facilitating & securing the achievement of Govt. objectives that relate to the Dept. of Transport | 99,236 |
| PressAdvisor | Olive Stephens | Responsible for the day to day management of the Department's Press Office | 92,672 |
| TemporaryPress Advisor | Sean Fitzpatrick | Responsible for the day to day management of the Department's Press Office | 61,966Temporary until August 2010 as cover for Maternity leave. |
| Specialist in Transport Policy | Tanya Harrington | Transport, Regulatory and Policy Co-Ordinator | 100,191Contract ceased in June 2009 |
| Personal Assistant | Margaret Conway | To ensure the smooth running of all constituency matters | 51,653Retired March 2010 |
| Personal Assistant | Sinead Connolly | To ensure the smooth running of all constituency matters | 43,816Contract ceased October 2010 |
| Personal Assistant | Joanne O'Toole | To ensure the smooth running of all constituency matters | 43,816Replaced Sinead Connolly - 27 October 2010 |
| Personal Secretary | Una Grehan | Secretarial duties | 40,612 |
Table 2
Pension arrangements
| James Fegan | On secondment from Boyne Community School. Terms of the established Post Primary teachers' superannuation scheme apply. |
| Olive Stephens | The terms of the non-established state employees and of the associated contributory spouses and children's pension scheme for non-established state employees apply.Retirement is compulsory is at age 65. |
| Tanya Harrington | The terms of the non-established state employees and of the associated contributory spouses and children's pension scheme for non-established state employees apply. Minimum retirement age is 65. There is no maximum age limit for retiring. |
| Sean Fitzpatrick | Employment ceased August 2010 |
| Margaret Conway | Retired â 2nd March 2010 |
| Sinead Connelly | The terms of the non-established state employees and of the associated contributory spouses and children's pension scheme for non-established state employees apply. Minimum retirement age is 65. There is no maximum age limit for retiring. This appointment is subject to Pension Related Deduction (PRD) in accordance with the Financial Emergency Measures in the public interest act 2009. |
| Joanne O'Toole | The terms of the non-established state employees and of the associated contributory spouses and children's pension scheme for non-established state employees apply. Minimum retirement age is 65. There is no maximum age limit for retiring. This appointment is subject to Pension Related Deduction (PRD) in accordance with the Financial Emergency Measures in the public interest act 2009 |
| Una Grehan | The terms of the non-established state employees and of the associated contributory spouses and children's pension scheme for non-established state employees apply.Retirement is compulsory at age 65. |
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