Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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679. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a schedule of advisers and special advisers appointed and-or recruited by him since his appointment will be provided; the roles and responsibilities of each; and the salary of each appointee, in tabular form. [27054/20]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The following tabular statement gives details of the Special Advisers I have appointed to assist me in carrying out my ministerial duties. In accordance with the Guidelines for Ministerial Appointments as published by the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform they are on the Standard Principal Officer payscale. The role of my advisers is to advance my policy agenda and programme for government commitments, working closely with senior officials, as well as having responsibilities for a range of parliamentary and press matters.