Written answers
Tuesday, 18 September 2018
Department of An Taoiseach
Ministerial Advisers Data
Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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93. To ask the Taoiseach the political advisers being used by senior and junior Ministers in his Department since the commencement of this Government; the commencement dates of the employment of each; and the cessation dates of same employment in cases in which that applies. [36132/18]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Details of the politically appointed staff employed by my Department and acting in an advisory capacity are as follows:
| Name | Role | Commencement Date | Cessation Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Murphy | Chief of Staff | 14 June 2017 | n/a |
| John Carroll | Head of Policy and Programme Implementation | 05 July 2017 | n/a |
| Patrick Geoghegan | Special Adviser to the Taoiseach | 14 June 2017 | n/a |
| Angela Flanagan | Special Adviser to the Taoiseach | 14 June 2017 | n/a |
| Philip O'Callaghan | Special Adviser to the Taoiseach | 14 June 2017 | n/a |
| Clare Mungovan | Special Adviser to the Taoiseach | 08 Jan 2018 | n/a |
| Jim D'Arcy | Special Adviser to the Taoiseach | 04 Sept 2017 | n/a |
| Nick Miller | Spokesman and Communications Adviser to the Taoiseach | 14 June 2017 | 31 Oct 2017 |
| Feargal Purcell | Government Press Secretary | 14 June 2017 | 31 Oct 2017 |
| Nick Miller | Government Press Secretary | 01 Nov 2017 | n/a |
| Sarah Meade | Assistant Government Press Secretary | 31 July 2017 | n/a |
| Catherine Halloran | Deputy Government Press Secretary | 14 June 2017 | n/a |
| Name | Role | Commencement Date | Cessation Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark O'Doherty | Special Adviser to the Government Chief Whip | 14 June 2017 | n/a |
| Greg Harkin | Special Adviser to the Government Chief Whip | 14 June 2017 | 15 Feb 2018 |
| Ed Carty | Special Adviser to the Government Chief Whip | 12 March 2018 | n/a |
| Name | Role | Commencement Date | Cessation Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Williams | Chief Strategist for the Independent Alliance | 14 June 2017 | n/a |
| Dónall Geoghegan | Political Coordinator for Independent Ministers | 14 June 2017 | n/a |
Special Advisers working with Minister of State Helen McEntee and Minister of State Paul Kehoe are employed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Department of Defence respectively.
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