Written answers
Monday, 9 September 2024
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Ministerial Staff
Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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245.To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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.[34942/24]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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On the commencement of every Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issues guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices. The appointment of Special Advisers is subject to section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997.
From July 2020 costs for special adviser(s) to the Minister for Transport were absorbed by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications.
The salaries of each Special Adviser employed to serve Minister Shane Ross, Minister of State Hildegard Naughton, Minister of State Jack Chambers and Minister of State James Lawless are detailed below:
Minister Shane Ross | Period | Salary |
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Special Adviser Aisling Dunne | September 2016-July 2020 | €101,114 |
Press Adviser Carol Hunt | September 2016-July 2020 | €94,487 |
Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton | Period | Salary |
Special Adviser Paul Melia | July 2020 - December 2022 | €153,924 |
Press Adviser Denise Duffy | July 2020 - December 2022 | €140,032 |
Minister of State Jack Chambers | Period | Salary |
Special Adviser Shane Smyth | December 2022-June 2024 | €114,830 |
Special Adviser Mark Beegan | March 2023-September 2023 | €97,207 |
Special Adviser Sam Griffin | September 2023 - June 2024 | €114,830 |
Minister of State James Lawless | Period | Salary |
Special Adviser Ferghal Blaney | July 2024 - Present | €78,303 |
Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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246.To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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.[34960/24]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The following table details expenses paid to ministerial advisers to the Minister(s) of State at the Department of Transport in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and to date in 2024.
The table below refers to expenses only (such as for travel and subsistence) and does not refer to salary payments.
Year | Expenses paid to advisers to Minister(s) of State |
---|---|
2020 | 3204.15 |
2021 | 3265.20 |
2022 | 14,091.31 |
2023 | 3,467.50 |
2024 | 2,913.57 |
Total Expenses | 26,941.73 |
The Minister for Transport’s advisers work across both the Department of Transport and the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications, with expenses paid to the Minister's advisers met through the Vote of the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications.
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