Written answers
Tuesday, 20 January 2015
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ministerial Advisers Remuneration
Jerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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501. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount spent by his Department on special advisers for each of the past four years; the way this compares to the four years 2007 to 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2507/15]
Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Payments to special advisors are made in accordance with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform guidelines. The amount spent on special advisors in my Department from 2007-2014 is outlined in the table below:
SPECIAL ADVISORS COSTS 2007-2014
YEAR | Expenditure |
|---|---|
2007 | €279,438.74 |
2008 | €371,315.60 |
2009 | €439,113.40 |
2010 | €375,292.30 |
2011 | €412,506.54 |
2012 | €523,850.86 |
2013 | €560,315.10 |
January-July 2014 | €610,389.31* |
July-December2014 | €85,616.05 |
*The total costs of special advisors to the former Tánaiste in 2014 was €610,389.31. This amount included redundancy payments of €202,644.01.
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