Written answers
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs
Ministerial Appointments
10:00 pm
Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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Question 468: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will outline all staff appointments he has made since last March; the name of those appointed; their position; their salary; if any of these appointees are former retired public servants and in receipt of a pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26949/12]
Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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Since the establishment of my Department in June 2012, I have appointed the following staff:
| Grade | Name | Salary level |
| Special Adviser | James Kenny | €38,216 (1st point of Principal Officer Standard Scale of €80,051, abated to take account of public service pension as a retired teacher). |
| Special Adviser | Damien Garvey | €80,051 (1st point of Principal Officer Standard Scale) |
For the sake of completeness, I would advise that Mr. Seán Mac Cárthaigh acted as my Special Adviser from 10 March 2011 to 2 March 2012, prior to Mr Garvey's appointment. During this period, Mr Mac Cárthaigh continued to be employed by the Arts Council. His salary of €83,385 per annum was recouped to the Arts Council by my Department for this period.
I have also appointed a Personal Assistant and a Personal Secretary and the salary scales for each of these positions are €43,715-€56,060 and €23,820-€47,755 respectively.
In addition, both the Minister of State at my Department and I have each appointed two Civilian Drivers. The salary for a Civilian Driver is €631.75 per week.
All the above appointments are in line with Government Guidelines on Ministerial Appointments.
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