Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 396: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the names and salaries of each person serving as a special adviser and or the names and salaries of each person directly appointed by her or a Minister of State to any other position within her Department or predecessors Department on each of the following dates; 1 December 2009, 1 December 2010 and 1 December 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41354/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the names and salaries of each person directly appointed by me or my predecessors within the Department, at the stated dates, are set out in the following tabular statement.

TABULAR STATEMENT

1 December 2009 – i.e. Minister Mary Hanafin, T.D., from 8 May 2008 to 23 March 2010

Ministerial Appointments

Name Grade Salary Point Allowance

Averil Power Special Adviser €86,168 - € 106,582

Geraldine Butler* Press Officer €66,179 - € 82,520

(*civil servant on loan from the Central Statistics Office for period of Minister's term of office)

Peter O'Brien Personal Assistant €46,558 - € 59,097

Martine Lynch Personal Secretary €23,181 - € 44,726 10% Attraction

1 December 2010 – i.e. Minister Éamon Ó Cuív, T.D., from 24 March 2010 to 8 March 2011

Ministerial Appointments

Name Grade Salary Scale Allowance

Pádraic Ó hUiginn Special Adviser €80,051 - € 98,424

Michelle Hoctor Press Adviser €80,051 - € 98,424

Muireann Ní Thuairisg Personal Assistant €43,816 - € 55,415

Máire Ní Fhlatharta Personal Secretary €22,023 - € 42,122 10% Attraction

1 December 2011, - i.e. Minister Joan Burton, T.D., from 9 March 2011

Ministerial Appointments

Name Grade Salary Scale Allowance

Edward Brophy Special Adviser €127,796

Kathleen Barrington Press Adviser €80,051 - € 98,424

Karen O'Connell Personal Assistant €43,715 - € 56,060

Irene Martin Personal Secretary €23,820 - €47,755

[In my role as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party I also have a further support person, employed by the Labour Party].

Ministerial Drivers

Vincent Cahill Civilian Driver €32,964

Gerard McCarrick Civilian Driver €32,964