Jerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 427: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism 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. [7429/11]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The information sought by the Deputy is available from June 2002 when the Department of Transport was formed and is set out in the following tables. Table 1 outlines the number of special advisers appointed to the Department of Transport, the cost of each special adviser and the gender ratio around the appointments in the period between June 2002 and February 2011. Table 2 outlines the number of appointments to State Boards since June 2002 and the gender ratio.

Table 1

Period Special adviser Cost Gender

June 2002-Sept 2004 1 Press adviser to Minister €217,791 Male 100%

Oct 2004- June2007 1 Press adviser to Minister €150,791 Male 100%

1 Special adviser to Minister €458,176

July 2007-Feb2011 1 Special adviser to Minister* €103,560 Male 60%

1 Press adviser to Minister €380,560 Female 40%

1 Transport Policy adviser €198,021

1 Temporary Press adviser €57,616

1 Special adviser to Minister of State €80,894

* Portion of salary cost covered in Department of Education & Science Vote

Table 2

Appointments to State Boards since June 2002

Male Female

Total Appointments 547 136

% Female Appointments 20%