Written answers
Thursday, 19 July 2012
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Ministerial Advisers
5:00 pm
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 266: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in a tabular form a list of all Government Advisors employed since March 2011 whose salary exceeds the first pay point of the Principal Officer Standard Scale. [36594/12]
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The table below sets out details of all appointments as Special Adviser where rates above the minimum point of the Principal Officer Standard Scale were sanctioned.
| List of Special Advisers - June 2012 | ||||
| Department | Minister/Minister of State | Name of Adviser | Sanctioned Pay Rate | Relevant Payscale |
| Agriculture Fisheries and Food | Minister Coveney | Ross MacMathuna | €110,000 | Approved Rate |
| Communications, Energy & Natural Resources | Minister Rabbitte | Simon Nugent | €97,200 | Approved Rate |
| Finbar O'Malley | €83,337 | PO | ||
| Education & Skills | Minister Ruairí Quinn | John Walsh | €92,672 | PO Max |
| Deirdre Grant | €86,604 | PO | ||
| Environment, Community & Local Government | Minister Hogan | Sean McKeown | €92,672 | PO Max |
| Finance | Minister Noonan | Mary Kenny | €83,337 | PO |
| Eoin Dorgan | €83,337 | PO | ||
| Health | Minister Reilly | Mark Costigan | €92,672 | PO Max |
| Maureen Windle * | €61,781 | PO Max | ||
| Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation | Minister Bruton | Ciaran Conlon | €127,000 | Approved Rate |
| Public Expenditure & Reform | Minister Howlin | Anne Byrne | €83,337 | PO |
| Rónán O'Brien | €114,000 | Approved Rate | ||
| Social Protection | Minister Burton | Ed Brophy | €127,796 | Ass Sec |
| Kathleen Barrington | €86,604 | PO 4th pt | ||
| Transport, Tourism & Sport | Minister Varadkar | Brian Murphy | €105,837 | PO I |
| * From 1st June 2012 Ms Windle operates on a two thirds work sharing basis. |
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