Jerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 267: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 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 surrounding these appointments between June 1997 and February 2011; the number of appointments to State boards made during the period June 1997 and February 2011; and the gender ratio of appointments made to State boards during the period June 1997 and February 2011. [7421/11]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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During the period June 1997 and February 2011, a total of 14 special advisors were appointed in my Department at a cost of some €3.23m as follows:-

The gender ratio of these appointments was 6:1 male to female i.e. 12 male and two female.

During the same period a total of 970 appointments were made to State Boards with a gender ratio of almost 2:1 male to female, exactly 649 male and 321 female.