Written answers
Wednesday, 31 January 2018
Department of An Taoiseach
Ministerial Advisers Data
Shane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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121. To ask the Taoiseach the names of advisers he has appointed to his office since becoming Taoiseach; the responsibilities of each; the previous employment of each; the salaries of each; and if he plans to make further additional appointments. [4875/18]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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There are seven Special Advisers employed in my office. They are detailed in the following table:
| Name | Role | Salary Level | Previous Employment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Murphy | Chief of Staff | Deputy Secretary | Special Adviser [Minister for Social Protection] |
| John Carroll | Head of Policy and Programme Implementation | Assistant Secretary | Chief Executive Officer, Public Relations Institute of Ireland |
| Patrick Geoghegan | Special Adviser (on secondment) | Assistant Secretary | Professor in Modern History, Trinity College Dublin |
| Angela Flanagan | Special Adviser | Principal Officer | Special Adviser [Taoiseach] |
| Philip O'Callaghan | Special Adviser | Principal Officer | Policy & Parliamentary Adviser [Minister for Social Protection] |
| Clare Mungovan | Special Adviser | Principal Officer | Special Adviser [Minister of State for Defence] |
| Jim D'Arcy | Special Adviser | Assistant Principal Officer (Higher) | Senator |
The Special Advisers working in my office provide briefings and advice on a wide range of policy matters, as well as performing other functions as I may direct from time to time. They also liaise with other Special Advisers in each Government Department so that I remain informed on developments across Government. I keep the resourcing of my advisory team under ongoing review.
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