Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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1056. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the names and contact details for each special adviser requested for appointment by him, in tabular form. [9590/21]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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Ministerial advisers are appointed by the Government in accordance with the provisions of the Public Service Management Act 1997.

There are currently five Special Advisers serving at my Department, as detailed below. Statutory Instruments 731, 732 and 733 of 2020 refer to these appointments.

Mr Patrick Donohoe and Mr Darran Brennan have been appointed to serve as Special Advisers to me.

Ms Caroline Murphy and Mr Stiofán Nutty have been appointed as Special Advisers to Minister of State Pippa Hackett.

Mr Niall Goodwin has been appointed as Special Adviser to Minister of State Martin Heydon.

The Special Advisers named above are contactable through their respective Minister’s office.