Written answers

Tuesday, 8 December 2015

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Ministerial Advisers Data

Photo of Robert TroyRobert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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452. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of special advisers on his staff and their yearly salary, from 2011 to 2014, inclusive, and to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43680/15]

Photo of Charles FlanaganCharles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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The names and salaries of the Special Advisers appointed to the Ministers and Minister of States in this Department during the period in question are set out in the following table:

Name
Position held
Annual Salary – years in question
Period of service
Mark GarrettChief Adviser - Office of the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore, T.D.€168,000 - 2011, €168,000 - 2012 €168,000 - 2013

*€156,380 – 1 July 2013 – end of contract
10 March 2011 – 11 July 2014
Colm O’ReardonEconomic Adviser – Office of the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore, T.D.€155,000 - 2011

€155,000 - 2012

€155,000 - 2013

*€144,550 – 1 July 2013 – end of contract
10 March 2011 – 11 July 2014
Jean O’MahonySpecial Adviser – Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore, T.D.€80,051 - 2011

€83,337 - 2012

€86,604 - 2013

*€81,676 – 1 July 2013

€84,706 - 2014
10 March 2011 – 11 July 2014
Niamh SweeneySpecial Adviser – Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore, T.D.€80,051 – 2012

*€75,647 – 1 July 2013

€78,670 – 2014
7 November 2012 – 11 July 2014
Stephen O’SheaSpecial Adviser - Minister of State for European Affairs, Lucinda Creighton, T.D.€61,966 - 2011

€61,966 - 2012

€64,257 - 2013
28 November 2011 – 22 July 2013
Deborah SweeneySpecial Adviser - Minister of State for European Affairs, Paschal Donohoe, T.D.€68,293 - 20146 January 2014 – 31 July 2014
Sarah KavanaghSpecial Adviser - Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan, T.D.€79,401 - 2014

€82,587 - 2015
11 July 2014 - date
Susie O’ConnorSpecial Adviser - Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan, T.D.€79,401 - 2014

€82,587 - 2015
11 July 2014 - date
Conor GouldsburySpecial Adviser – Minister of State for European Affairs and Data Protection Dara Murphy, T.D.€61,966 - 2014

€64,257 - 2015
6 October 2014 – date
*Reduction in salary due to the Haddington Road Agreement

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