Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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473.To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a list of the names of each special adviser employed by his Department since 2020; the Minister and Minister of State whom each adviser is associated with, and their respective salaries, in tabular form; the areas of expertise covered by such advisers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34929/24]

Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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The table below sets out the name of each special advisor employed by my Department since 2020; the Minister and Junior Minister who each advisor was associated with and their respective salaries.

The areas of expertise covered by each of the advisers corresponds with the relevant Minister's portfolio.

Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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474.To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the expenses paid to ministerial advisers in his Department in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34947/24]

Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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The amount of expenses paid to Ministerial advisers in my Department in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024 is set out in the table below. These expenses were travel and subsistence payments associated with travel on Department business and were paid in line with Department travel and subsistence policy and procedures. It should be borne in mind that claim levels in 2020 and 2021 were significantly lower than subsequent years due to restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic.