Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide details of all pay increases awarded to special advisors in his Department over the last two years. [18308/13]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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There are two Special Advisers, Mr Finbarr O’Malley and Mr Simon Nugent, employed in my Department. Both were appointed by the Government, on my behalf, with effect from 28 March 2011 and 11 April 2011, respectively.

Sanction was granted by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to appoint Mr O’Malley at a salary rate of €83,337 per annum and Mr Nugent at a salary rate of €97,200 per annum. Mr O’Malley was awarded an annual increment on the Principal Officer Standard pay scale on 28 March 2012 and 28 March 2013, a total increase of €6,561. This is in line with the terms of his appointment. Mr Nugent’s salary has not increased as it is not linked to a pay scale and the awarding of increments does not apply in his case.

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide in a tabular format a list of all his special advisors pay and that of his Minister of State, to include each salary, name of employee above principal officer standard scale salary rate; and if he will supply the total pay bill for all his special advisors for 2012 [18322/13]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy is outlined as follows:

The Minister of State at my Department does not employ a Special Adviser. The total pay bill for Special Advisers in 2012 was €200,460. This total includes employer’s PRSI and expenses.