Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 488: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the salaries and allowances paid to his private secretary and to the Secretary General of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5032/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The salary of the Private Secretary in my Department is based on the HEO (modified) payscale which runs from €43,816 (minimum) to €55,415 (maximum). Private secretaries also receive an allowance of €19,653 per annum. The payscale of the Secretary General of my Department is a one point scale which is currently €188,640.