Written answers
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Departmental Staff Rehiring
Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number and names of all special advisers, special press advisers, or any other type of Ministerial adviser in his Department; the name of the Minister / Minister of State to whom he reports; the salary of each advisor now; the salary of each advisor at the time they were appointed; if any salary increase was asked for; if this was granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37494/12]
Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following table. The salary in each case is commensurate with the responsibilities of the post holder. No pay increases have been sought or awarded since the original appointments, with the exception of Ms Jean O’Mahony who received a salary increment on 10 March 2012 in line with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform guidelines relating to Special Advisers.
Name | Position held | Annual Salary |
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Mark Garrett | Chief Adviser - Office of the Tánaiste | €168,000 |
Colm O’Reardon | Economic Adviser - Office of the Tánaiste | €155,000 |
Jean O’Mahony | Special Adviser - Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade | €83,337 |
Stephen O’Shea | Special Adviser - Minister of State for European Affairs | €61,966 |
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