Written answers

Wednesday, 11 January 2012

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Ministerial Staff

8:00 pm

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 539: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the names and salaries of each person serving as a special adviser and or the names and salaries of each person directly appointed by him or a Minister of State to any other position within his Department or predecessors Department on each of the following dates; 1 December 2009, 1 December 2010 and 1 December 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41347/11]

Photo of Phil HoganPhil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The details requested are set out in tabular form below.

Ministerial appointed staff serving at 1 December 2009
MinisterPositionSalary
Minister GormleyDonall Geoghegan, Special Adviser*€177,547
David Healy, Special Adviser€93,449
Ryan Meade, Special Adviser€93,449
Liam Reid, Special Adviser (Press & Information)€100,191
Personal Assistant€49,379
Personal Secretary€50,410
Minister of State FinneranPersonal Assistant€53,618
Personal Secretary€32,804
Civilian Driver€34,826
Civilian Driver€34,826

*Programme Manager for the Green Party. Mr. Geoghegan's salary was paid from this Department's vote but he was based in the Department of the Taoiseach

Ministerial appointed staff serving at 1 December 2010
MinisterPositionSalary
Minister GormleyDonall Geoghegan, Special Adviser€168,000
David Healy, Special Adviser€89,898
Ryan Meade, Special Adviser€89,898
Liam Reid, Special Adviser (Press & Information)€95,550
Personal Assistant€47,730
Personal Secretary€47,379
Minister of State FinneranPersonal Assistant€51,653
Personal Secretary€32,679
Civilian Driver€32,965
Civilian Driver€32,965
Ministerial appointed staff serving at 1 December 2011
MinisterPositionSalary
Minister HoganSean McKeown, Special Adviser€92,672
Claire Langton, Special Adviser€80,051
Personal Assistant€51,365
Personal Secretary€52,925
Civilian Driver€32,965
Civilian Driver€32,965

Neither Mr. Willie Penrose, who resigned his position as Minister of State on 15 October 2011 nor Ms. Jan O'Sullivan, Minister of State, who was appointed on 20 December 2011 had any staff assigned on the dates in question. Minister of State Mr. Fergus O'Dowd has no staff assigned to his office in my Department.

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