Written answers
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Department of Finance
Ministerial Staff
9:00 pm
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 143: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of his constituency and parliamentary staff, appointed, following the February 2011 elections, on salaries that exceed their applicable pay scale grade; the number of his existing and parliamentary staff employed prior to the February 2011elections but awarded salary increases following the election that exceed their applicable pay scale grade; and if he will provide their annual salary details in a tabular format. [34570/11]
Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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Since my appointment as Minister for Finance on 9 March 2011, the following staff have been appointed to my constituency office:
| GRADE | SALARY SCALE(per annum) | Wholetime Equivalent |
| Personal Assistant | €43,715 - €56,060 | 1.00 |
| Executive Officer (EO) | €30,516 - €47,975 | 1.00 |
| Clerical Officer (CO) | €23,177 - €37,341 | 1.00 |
| Clerical Officer (CO) | €23,042 - €36,267 | 0.40 |
Since my appointment as Minister for Finance on 9 March 2011 the following staff member has been appointed as Special Adviser:
| Name | Title | Salary (per annum) | Duties |
| Mary Kenny | Special Adviser | €83,337 | Any duties which may be assigned to her from time to time as appropriate to the position of Special Adviser as set out in Section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997. |
The Government has approved the appointment of a second Special Adviser, Mr Eoin Dorgan. Terms and conditions for this appointment are being finalised at present.
No staff member has been awarded any salary increase that exceeds their applicable pay scale grade since my appointment.
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