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Friday, 6 September 2019

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Ministerial Advisers Data

Photo of Michael McGrathMichael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the name of each person employed as an adviser or special adviser to him and the Minister of State in his Department; the salary of each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34847/19]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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There are currently four Special Advisors working in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade as outlined below:

Name Salary Scale
Matthew LynchSpecial Advisor to TánaistePrincipal Officer Salary Scale
Chris DonoghueSpecial Advisor to TánaistePrincipal Officer Salary Scale
Laura McGonigleSpecial Advisor to TánaistePrincipal Officer Salary Scale
Paul FoxSpecial Advisor to Minister of State for European AffairsAssistant Principal Officer Salary Scale

All appointments were made in line with “Instructions to Personnel Officers – Ministerial Appointments for the 32nd Dáil” which included “Guidelines on staffing of Ministerial Offices” issued by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Every appointment in my Department is subject to the Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour.

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