Written answers
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Department of Social Protection
Ministerial Staff
9:00 pm
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 318: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of her constituency and parliamentary staff, appointed following the February 2011 elections, on salaries that exceed their applicable pay scale grade; the number of her existing and parliamentary staff employed prior to the February 2011 elections but awarded salary increases following the election that exceed their applicable pay scale grade; and if she will provide their annual salary details in a tabular format. [34576/11]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Since my appointment on 9 March 2011, I have appointed a Special Adviser, a Press Adviser, a Personal Assistant and a Personal Secretary.
The applicable pay scale grade for Special Advisers is the Principal Officer (standard) scale: €80,051 to €92,672. As my Special Adviser was previously employed in the private sector on a salary package that was more than twice the highest point of the Principal Officer (standard) scale, I sought sanction from the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for remuneration in excess of the applicable pay scale grade. A single point salary of €127,796 was sanctioned by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform effective from 29 July 2011. This represents a reduction of over one third in my Special Adviser's previous salary in the private sector. My other staff are paid within the appropriate applicable pay scale grades.
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