Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 530: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the name, position and annual salary awarded to each of his special advisors; if he will provide details of any request made for an increase above the special advisor pay cap from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the amount of the increase sought. [27889/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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In response to the Deputy's question, I have detailed below the Special Advisers that are employed in my Department. A salary increase was requested for one of the Advisers based on the substantially higher salaries earned in the private sector and the particular compensation package earned prior to his appointment by the individual concerned. A single point salary of €110,000 per annum was approved by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.