Written answers
Monday, 9 September 2024
Department of Education and Skills
Departmental Staff
Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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1987.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of political staff employed in his Department, including parliamentary assistants, secretarial assistants, special advisers, drivers and other relevant positions; the number of civil or public service staff seconded to work within his Department or constituency offices; the salaries and job titles of each such person; the duty or role of each, in each of the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34915/24]
Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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The tables below provide details of political appointments, ministerial drivers and staff seconded to work within my Department’s Private Office and Constituency Office by the Minister of the day and Minister of State from 2020 to date in 2024.
Parliamentary Assistants and Secretarial Assistants appointed by Ministers and Ministers of State are paid by the Houses of the Oireachtas Service and as such my Department does not hold the requested information on them.
Minister Harris from 2020 – 08thApril 2024
Political staff:
| Role | Remuneration | Period of Employment |
|---|---|---|
| Special Adviser | PO scale | 28/06/2020 - 26/02/2021 inclusive |
| Special Adviser | PO scale | 27/06/2020 - 08/04/2024 inclusive |
| Special Adviser | PO scale | 01/03/2021 – 17/12/2022 inclusive |
| Special Adviser | PO scale | 26/06/2023 - 08/04/2024 inclusive |
| Civilian Driver | Civilian Driver Scale | 27/06/2020 - 16/12/2022 inclusive |
| Civilian Driver | Civilian Driver Scale | 27/06/2020 - 16/12/2022 inclusive |
Seconded staff:
Role | Remuneration | Period of Employment |
|---|---|---|
| Private Secretary* | AO scale plus PS allowance | 10/07/2023 to date |
| Administrative Support | Staff Officer scale | 31/08/2020 – 08/04/2024 inclusive |
Minister O’Donovan from 09thApril 2024
Political Staff:
| Role | Remuneration | Period of Employment |
|---|---|---|
| Special adviser* | PO scale | 15/04/2024 to date |
| Special adviser | PO scale | 09/04/2024 to date |
Seconded staff:
| Role | Remuneration | Period of Employment |
|---|---|---|
| Private Secretary | AO scale plus PS allowance | 10/07/2023 to date |
| EO Constituency Office | EO scale | 26/08/2024 to date |
| Administrative Support | Assistant Staff Officer scale | 09/04/2024 to date |
Minister of State Collins
Political staff:
| Role | Remuneration | Period of Employment |
|---|---|---|
| Civilian Driver | Civilian Driver scale | 01/07/2020 – 17/12/2022 & 21/12/2022 – to date |
| Civilian Driver | Civilian Driver scale | 01/07/2023 to date |
| Civilian Driver | Civilian Driver scale | 07/06/2021 – 19/08/2022 inclusive |
| Civilian Driver | Civilian Driver scale | 22/02/2021 – 06/06/2021 inclusive |
| Civilian Driver | Civilian Driver scale | 03/01/2023 – 31/05/2023 inclusive |
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