Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special advisors on her staff and their yearly salary, from 2011 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43677/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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The following tabular statement gives details of personnel contracted as Special Advisers at the Department of Education & Skills together with their annual salary as at the 31st December in the years stated by the Deputy. In accordance with the terms of the Ethics in Public Office Acts copies of their contracts with details of their conditions of employment were laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas.

Year 2011

Mr. Ruairí Quinn, T.D.

Minister for Education & Skills

Year 2012

Mr. Ruairí Quinn, T.D.

Minister for Education & Skills

Year 2013

Mr. Ruairí Quinn, T.D.

Minister for Education & Skills

Year 2014

Ms. Jan O Sullivan T.D.

Minister for Education & Skills

Year 2015

Ms. Jan O Sullivan T.D.

Minister for Education & Skills

Please note Ms Siobhan Creaton was appointed as a temporary Special Adviser during the tenure of Mr. Ruairí Quinn, T.D. as Minister to cover a period of absence when one of the Special Advisers was on 26 weeks maternity leave. Her salary was €80,051 per annum.