Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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167. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of part-time and full-time media advisers employed in his Department; the Civil Service grade of each media adviser; and the cost over a full year of employing all such advisers. [31247/18]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I wish to inform the Deputy that my Special Adviser Ms Deborah Sweeney acts as my Press Adviser.

Ms Sweeney's salary is the 4th point of the Principal Officer (Standard) PPC scale.

Ms Sweeney's appointment was made in line with "Instructions to Personnel Officers - Ministerial Appointments for the 32nd Dáil" which include "Guidelines on staffing of Ministerial Offices" issued by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.