Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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167. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the appointment of additional special advisers by him and Ministers of State in his Department. [37889/16]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I wish to inform the Deputy that I have not appointed additional Special Advisors. I have 2 Special Advisors in accordance with Section 11 of the Public Service Management Act, 1997.

The responsibilities of Minister of State Eoghan Murphy TD spans both the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. In that regard, I have been informed that the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform intends to bring a memo to cabinet in due course to allow for the appointment of a special adviser to Minister of State Murphy to assist him in his duties.