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Tuesday, 8 July 2014

Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Ministerial Advisers Remuneration

Photo of Mary Lou McDonaldMary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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350. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide the name, position and annual salary awarded to each of his special advisers; if he will provide details of any request made for an increase above the special adviser pay cap from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the amount of the increase sought. [29606/14]

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The two Special Advisors (details set out in tabular format below) appointed by me as Minister for Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation were assigned in line with the Guidelines for Ministerial Appointments and as sanctioned by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. There are no Special Advisers appointed by my Department’s Ministers of State.

Special Advisers are to be placed on the Principal Officer scale, and in line with the Guidelines for Ministerial Appointments, sanction for a higher rate of salary for Special Advisers may be granted by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, with the agreement of the Minister for Finance that takes account of the previous experience and relevant expertise of a particular candidate. Given his previous experience and in light of the wide range of issues dealt with by my Department and the key role played by him as my Adviser, my Department wrote to the Department of Finance in April, 2011 requesting the sanction of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to the appointment of Mr Ciaran Conlon as my Special Adviser at a higher rate, in line with the salary paid to Mr Conlon in his previous position and such sanction was granted.

PositionNameSalary Scale*
Special AdviserMr. Ciaran Conlon€118,840
Press AdviserMr. Conor Quinn€75,647 - €92,550

* From 1stJuly 2013, in accordance with the adjustments to pay under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013 and the relevant provisions of the Haddington Road Agreement.

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