Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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415. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide details of her advisers and those of the Ministers of State; the remuneration packages of same; and the date of commencement in their role. [19667/20]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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On the commencement of every Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issues guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices. The appointment of Special Advisers is subject to section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997.

The Guidelines for the 33rd Dáil, which incorporate the principles of section 11 of the PMSA Act, are currently awaiting Government approval.

The appointment of individual Special Advisers is a matter for each Government Minister subject to the terms set out in the aforementioned guidelines, although the appointments are also subject to formal Government approval. At this stage, no Special Advisers have been formally appointed to my Department by the Government.

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform must be notified of the rate of salary to be paid in all cases for Special Advisers: these rates will then be published on the website of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.