Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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89. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide the name, position and annual salary awarded to her special advisers; if she will provide details for requests, if any, for an increase above the special adviser's pay cap as set by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24318/16]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The information requested in relation to my special advisors is set out as follows:

Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality

Following my appointment as Tánaiste, sanction was sought and secured from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for an increase in the salary paid to one of my special advisors from €87,258 to €93,297.

This increase reflects the higher duties and responsibilities commensurate with the requirements of my combined roles as Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality.