Written answers
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
Department of An Taoiseach
Ministerial Staff
8:00 pm
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 81: To ask the Taoiseach the names and salaries of each person serving as a special adviser and-or the names and salaries of each person directly appointed by a Minister or Minister of State to any other position within his Department in the Department of the Taoiseach on each of the following dates 1 December 2011, 1 December 2010 and 1 December 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1888/12]
Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The details requested are set out in the tables.
| 01 December 2011 | ||
| Name | Title | Annual Salary |
| Mark Kennelly, | Chief of Staff | €168,000 |
| Andrew McDowell | Special Advisor | €168,000 |
| Paul O'Brien | Special Advisor | €80,051 |
| Angela Flanagan, | Special Advisor | €80,051 |
| Mark O'Doherty | Special Advisor to Chief Whip | €80,051 |
| Pauline Coughlan | Personal Assistant | €64,257 |
| Sarah Moran | Personal Assistant | €75,390 |
| Gerard Deere | Personal Assistant | €64,257 |
| Theresa Diskin | Personal Assistant | €66,519 |
| John Lohan | Personal Secretary | €40,233 |
| Feargal Purcell | Govt. Press Secretary | €116,295 |
| Joanne Lonergan | Assistant Government Press Secretary | €86,604 |
| Cathy Madden | Deputy Government Press Secretary | €96,295 |
| AnneMarie Durcan | Personal Secretary to the Taoiseach | €40,233 |
| Clarie Urquhart | Personal Secretary to Chief Whip | €46,935 |
| Colum Coomey | Personal Assistant to Chief Whip | €43,715 |
| Derek Grubb | Civilian Driver to Leader of Seanad | €32,964 |
| Miriam O'Callaghan | Personal Assistant | €64,750 |
| Total | €1,414,600 |
| 01 December 2010 | ||
| Name | Title | Annual Salary |
| Joe Lennon | Special Advisor | €188,640 |
| Gerry Steadman | Special Advisor | €126,718 |
| Brian Murphy | Special Advisor | €132,687 |
| Padraig Slyne | Special Advisor to Chief Whip | €96,295 |
| Peter Clinch | Special Advisor | €181,243 |
| Deirdre Gillane | Special Advisor | €98,424 |
| Sineád Dooley | Personal Assistant | €66,519 |
| Peter Lenehan | Personal Assistant | €50,178 |
| Annette McManus | Personal Assistant | €48,297 |
| Denise Kavanagh | Personal Assistant | €57,251 |
| Yvonne Graham | Personal Assistant | €53,532 |
| Sarah McLoughlin | Personal Assistant | €53,532 |
| Aoife Ní Lochlainn | Personal Assistant | €46,426 |
| Elaine Hogan | Personal Secretary | €42,446 |
| Colette Waters | Personal Secretary | €39,223 |
| Eoghan O Neachtain | Government Press Secretary | €138,658 |
| Mark Costigan | Deputy Government Press Secretary | €103,136 |
| John Downing | Deputy Government Press Secretary | €109,382 |
| Nicola Stapleton | Personal Assistant to Chief Whip | €45,125 |
| Shauna Curran | Personal Secretary to Chief Whip | €22,792 |
| Maura Stynes | Personal Secretary to Chief Whip | €23,167 |
| Damien Cassidy | Civilian Driver to Leader of the Seanad | €32,964 |
| Total | €1,756,635 |
| 01 December 2009 | ||
| Name | Title | Annual Salary |
| Joe Lennon | Special Advisor | €221,929 |
| Gerry Steadman | Special Advisor | €137,737 |
| Brian Murphy | Special Advisor | €137,737 |
| Padraig Slyne | Special Advisor to Chief Whip | €100,392 |
| Peter Clinch | Special Advisor | €213,092 |
| Declan Ryan | Special Advisor | €97,109 |
| Oliver O'Connor | Special Advisor | €177,547 |
| Sineád Dooley | Personal Assistant | €66,519 |
| Peter Lenehan | Personal Assistant | €50,178 |
| Annette McManus | Personal Assistant | €48,297 |
| Denise Kavanagh | Personal Assistant | €57,251 |
| Yvonne Graham | Personal Assistant | €53,532 |
| Sarah McLoughlin | Personal Assistant | €53,532 |
| Aoife Ní Lochlainn | Personal Assistant | €46,426 |
| Elaine Hogan | Personal Secretary | €42,446 |
| Colette Waters | Personal Secretary | €39,223 |
| Eoghan O Neachtain | Government Press Secretary | €138,658 |
| Mark Costigan | Deputy Government Press Secretary | €103,136 |
| John Downing | Deputy Government Press Secretary | €109,382 |
| John Sheridan | Personal Assistant to Chief Whip | €46,558 |
| Margaret Fogarty | Secretarial Assistant to Chief Whip | €21,398 |
| Linda Weir | Personal Secretary to Chief Whip | €20,453 |
| Damien Cassidy | Civilian Driver to Leader of the Seanad | €32,964 |
| Total | €2,015,496 |
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