Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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558. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form a detailed breakdown of the name and number of Ministerial special advisers in his Department; their annual remuneration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32739/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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In answer to the Deputy’s question, two Special Advisers are employed in my Department, details of which are provided below:-

The salary increase for one of my advisors, which is marginally higher than the pay guidelines for such a position, was approved by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. This request was based on the substantially higher salary which he was earning in the private sector prior to his appointment as Special Advisor.