Written answers
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ministerial Staff
9:00 pm
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 91: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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 2011 elections 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. [34571/11]
Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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The following are details of the appointments made by me since I took up duty as Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs on 9 March 2011. The salaries attaching to the first two listed posts are commensurate with the responsibilities the post holders carry in the Office of the Tánaiste. The remaining salaries are within the guidelines relating to Ministerial appointees.
| Post | Salary or scale | Public service post prior to appointment |
| Special Adviser - Office of the Tánaiste | €168,000 | Houses of the Oireachtas - Chef de Cabinet |
| Special Adviser - Office of the Tánaiste | €155,000 | Not applicable |
| Special Adviser - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | €80,051 | Houses of the Oireachtas – Administrator |
| Personal Assistant - Office of the Tánaiste | Personal Assistant scale€43,715 - €56,060 per annum | Houses of the Oireachtas - Administrative Assistant |
| Personal Assistant - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | Personal Assistant scale€43,715 - €56,060 per annum | Not applicable |
| Personal Secretary - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | Personal Secretary scale€456.50 - €915.20 per week | Houses of the Oireachtas – Secretarial Assistant |
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