Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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143. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form the annual saving to the Exchequer if all special advisers' pay was capped in his Department at the first point of the principal officer grade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30136/14]

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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158. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the annual saving to the Exchequer if the pay of all ministerial special advisers was capped in his Department at the first point of the principal officer grade. [30151/14]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 143 and 158 together.

My Department was established in July 2011 and, as requested, the following table reflects notional savings, since that time, had the Special Advisors in my Department been capped at the first point of the Principal Officer grade.