Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of all pay increases awarded to special advisors in his Department over the last two years. [18305/13]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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In response to the Deputy's question, I have detailed below the information requested in respect of Special Advisors employed in my Department over the last two years.

Mr MacMathúna was placed on a single point salary scale, while Ms Kilroy was placed on the Principal Officer standard scale in accordance with the Guidelines on Staffing of Ministerial Offices issued from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Since her appointment Ms Kilroy has progressed to the third point of this scale.

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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 [18319/13]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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In response to the Deputy's question, I have detailed below the information requested in respect of Special Advisors employed in my Department and paid above Principal Officer standard scale.

The total pay bill for Special Advisors in my Department for 2012 is €110,000.