Written answers
Wednesday, 20 November 2019
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Ministerial Advisers Data
Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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165. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the political advisers used by Ministers and Ministers of State in her Department since the commencement of this Government; the commencement and cessation dates in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47957/19]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Appointments to the positions of Special Adviser are made in line with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Instructions to Personnel Officers - Ministerial Appointments for the 32nd Dáil.
Please find below the names of the Special Advisers appointed to Ministers in this Department since the commencement of the Government, the commencement dates of the employment of each and their cessation date where applicable, in the following tabular statement.
Minister | Date | Special Adviser | Commencement Date | Cessation Date |
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Mary Mitchell O’Connor, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation | 6/5/2016 to 13/6/2017 | Alan Cantwell Jim McGrath Ellen Lynch Roy Dooney | 13/5/2016 13/6/2016 9/1/2017 23/1/2017 | 5/11/2016 21/1/2017 13/6/2017 13/6/2017 |
Frances Fitzgerald, an Tánaiste and Minister for Business Enterprise and Innovation | 14/6/2017 to 29/11/2017 | Marion Mannion Matthew Lynch Aoife Sweeney Stephen O’Shea | 14/6/2017 14/6/2017 4/9/2017 14/6/2017 | 29/11/2017 29/11/2017 29/11/2017 29/7/2017 |
Heather Humphreys, Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation | 30/11/2017 to date | Lucy Moylan Pauric McPhillips | 30/11/2017 30/11/2017 | N/A N/A |
Minister Pat Breen, Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection. | 19/5/2016 to date | None | N/A | N/A |
Minister John Halligan, Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development | 19/5/2016 | Michelle Clancy* Anthony Feely* | 14/11/2016 29/5/2019 | 18/5/2019 N/A |
*Due to the fact that Minister Halligan’s responsibilities span two departments (this Department and the Department of Education and skills), the Special Adviser to Minister of State John Halligan T.D. is appointed by the Department of Education and Skills.
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