Written answers
Wednesday, 9 July 2014
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ministerial Advisers Remuneration
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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46. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the annual saving to the Exchequer if all Ministers' special advisers' pay in his Department was capped at the first point of the principal officer grade. [30910/14]
Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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The Guidelines on Ministerial Appointments issued in March 2011 do not apply to Special Advisors to the Taoiseach and Tánaiste. There are five Special Advisers in my Department. Salary details for each of them are set out in the following table.
| Name | Position held | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Garrett | Chief Adviser – Office of the Tánaiste | €156,380 |
| Colm O'Reardon | Economic Adviser – Office of the Tánaiste | €144,550 |
| Jean O'Mahony | Special Adviser – Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade | €84,706 |
| Niamh Sweeney | Special Adviser – Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade | €78,670 |
| Deborah Sweeney | Special Adviser – Minister of State Paschal Donohoe | €68,293 (AP salary scale) |
The Principal Officer (standard) scale is €75,674 - €92,550.
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