Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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1261. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the salaries and expenses paid to advisers, Ministers and-or Ministers of State in her Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [19750/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy may wish to note that at present there are two people assigned to work with me as Special Advisers and they have been formally appointed by the Government. As the Deputy will be aware, the Minister of State does not have a special adviser.

For the sake of completeness, I have also included figures relating to prior to the change of Government in 2020.

The Deputy may also wish to note that for Ministers and Ministers of State, salaries are prescribed in accordance with the rates set by the Oireachtas and the figures shown here reflect the Ministerial element of salaries only. The figures shown also reflect any voluntary surrender of pay made by Minsters and Ministers of State.

For special advisers, salaries are paid in accordance with the rates set by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform must be notified of the rate of salary to be paid in all cases for special advisers and this has been done. In terms of expenses, these are paid directly to the individuals concerned. The figures supplied are correct up to 18 March 2022.