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Monday, 11 September 2017

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Departmental Staff Data

Photo of Brendan HowlinBrendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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1780. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of political staff employed in her Department, including parliamentary assistants, secretarial assistants, special advisers, drivers and other relevant positions; the number of civil or public service staff seconded to work within her Department or constituency offices; the salaries and job titles of each such person; the duty or role of each, in each of the years 2015 to 2016, and to date in 2017, in tabular form [36959/17]

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The following tables provide a breakdown of political staff employed in this Department for the years requested:

An Tánaiste Joan Burton TD
Year: 2015
Position heldAnnual salary
Chief of Staff to the Tánaiste€144,550
Economic Advisor to the Tánaiste€114,424
Special Advisor to the Tánaiste€79,401
Special Advisor to the Tánaiste€78,670
Personal Assistant to the Tánaiste€49,794
Personal Secretary to the Tánaiste€38,945
Communications Executive€47,458
Correspondence Co-ordinator€38,945
Personal Secretary to the Minister of State€49,405
Personal Assistant to the Minister of State€52,411
Civilian Driver to the Minister of State€32,964
Civilian Driver to the Minister of State€32,964

An Tánaiste Joan Burton TD
2016 ( January 2016 to May 2016)
Position heldAnnual salary
Chief of Staff to the Tánaiste€144,550
Economic Advisor to the Tánaiste€114,424
Special Advisor to the Tánaiste€79,401
Special Advisor to the Tánaiste€78,670
Personal Assistant to the Tánaiste€49,794
Personal Secretary to the Tánaiste€38,945
Communications Executive€47,458
Correspondence Co-ordinator€38,945
Personal Secretary to the Minister of State€49,405
Personal Assistant to the Minister of State€52,411
Civilian Driver to the Minister of State€32,964
Civilian Driver to the Minister of State€32,964

Minister Leo Varadkar TD
From May 2016 to Dec 2016
Position heldAnnual salary
Special Advisor to the Minister€99,370
Special Advisor to the Minister€87,258
Policy and Parliamentary AdviserEmployed by Houses of the Oireachtas
Personal SecretaryEmployed by Houses of the Oireachtas
Civilian Driver to the Minister of State€32,964
Civilian Driver to the Minister of State€32,964

Minister Leo Varadkar TD
January 2017 to June 2017
Position heldAnnual salary
Special Advisor to the Minister€99,370
Special Advisor to the Minister€87,258
Policy and Parliamentary AdviserEmployed by Houses of the Oireachtas
Personal SecretaryEmployed by Houses of the Oireachtas
Civilian Driver to the Minister of State€32,964
Civilian Driver to the Minister of State€32,964
Minister Regina Doherty TD
June 2017 to date
Position heldAnnual salary
Special Advisor to the Minister€81,767
Civilian Driver to the Minister of State€32,964
Civilian Driver to the Minister of State€32,964
Personal assistantEmployed by Houses of the Oireachtas
Personal SecretaryEmployed by Houses of the Oireachtas

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