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Tuesday, 10 May 2022

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Departmental Contracts

Photo of Peadar TóibínPeadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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165. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department employ persons or firms to deal with public relations; if so, the number of persons employed by his Department to deal with public relations; the names of firms involved; and the total amount spent on public relations by his Department. [23221/22]

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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My Department’s Communications Unit has five press office staff and a digital communications officer, who are overseen by a Head of Communications at Principal Officer level. A breakdown by grade, number in the grade and the start and end points of the appropriate pay-scales are set out below:

Grade Number Pay Scale (*)

€ 
Principal Officer 1 €91,609 – €113,313
Assistant Principal Officer 1 €68,003 - €83,345
Higher Executive Officer 2 €50,848 - €64,038
Executive Officer (**) 4 €31,698 - €52,894

(**) Includes a member of staff in the Workplace Relations Commission who is responsible for pr related activities on a part-time basis.

There are two Special Advisers and one Personal Assistant employed by the Department who as part of their duties, engage in pr related activities. A breakdown by grade, number in the grade and the start and end points of the equivalent pay-scales are set out below.

Position Number Equivalent Pay Scale (*)

€ 
Special Advisor to the Tánaiste, who advises the Tánaiste on Press and Media Relations. 1 €91,609 – €113,313
Special Advisor to Minister of State Damien English 1 €70,399 - €87,734
Personal Assistant to Minister of State Robert Troy 1 €50,848 - €66,038

My Department does not engage any firms to deal with public relations. 

Link to Circular 04/2022 – , as published on gov.ie.

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