Written answers
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs
Ministerial Staff
9:00 pm
Jerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 236: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the number of special advisers appointed in his Department between June 1997 and February 2011; the cost of each special adviser appointed to his office between June 1997 and February 2011; the gender ratio of these appointments between June 1997 and February 2011; the number of appointments to State boards made during the period June 1997 to February 2011; and the gender ratio of appointments made to State boards during the period June 1997 to February 2011. [7428/11]
Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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Since the establishment of the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism in June 2002, a total of 6 Special Advisers as defined under Section 11 of the Public Service Management Act, 1997, were appointed. Of the 6 appointees, 4 were male and 2 were female. The Special Advisers in question were paid at the following salary levels;
Name | Title | Date of appointment | Salary |
Tony Cotter | Special Adviser | 7 June 2002 | Principal Officer Standard Scale plus 10% attraction allowance |
Dan Collins | Special Adviser | 16 May 2006 | Principal Officer Standard Scale |
Frank Lahiffe | Special Adviser | 14 June 2007 | Principal Officer Standard Scale |
Tom Rowley | Special Adviser | 14 June 2007 | Principal Officer Higher Scale |
Michelle Hoctor | Press Adviser | 7 May 2008 | Principal Officer Standard Scale |
Averil Power | Special Adviser | 23 March 2010 | Principal Officer Standard Scale |
With regard to the gender ratio of appointments to state boards under the aegis of my Department, I set out the information below.
Number of appointments to state boards under aegis of Department | Male Appointees | Female Appointees |
273 | 161 | 112 |
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