Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of all pay increases awarded to special advisors in his Department over the last two years. [18314/13]

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Health 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 [18328/13]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 255 and 256 together.

There have been no salary increases for Special Advisers in my Department in the last two years.

The information in respect of pay for 2012 is detailed below:

* At date of leaving.

Total pay bill for advisors for 2012 was €221,354 (including severance pay and refund of PRSI).