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Tuesday, 8 April 2025

Department of An Taoiseach

Departmental Staff

Photo of Peadar TóibínPeadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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218. To ask the Taoiseach to provide a list with the job titles and salaries of all Ministerial staff, and Department private secretaries. [17063/25]

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál Martin (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail)
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The job titles and salary scales of all Ministerial staff, and private secretaries at the Department of the Taoiseach are outlined in the below table:

Role: Salary Scale / Allowance:
Chief of Staff (Taoiseach) Deputy Secretary
Deputy Chief of Staff (Taoiseach) Assistant Secretary
Special Adviser (Taoiseach) Principal Officer
Special Adviser (Taoiseach) Principal Officer
Special Adviser (Taoiseach) Principal Officer
Special Adviser (Taoiseach) Principal Officer
Special Adviser (Taoiseach) Principal Officer
Special Adviser (Taoiseach) Principal Officer
Chief of Staff (Tánaiste) Assistant Secretary
Programme Manager (Tánaiste) Assistant Secretary
Special Adviser (Tánaiste) Principal Officer
Special Adviser (Tánaiste) Principal Officer
Special Adviser (Tánaiste) Assistant Secretary equivalent / Secondment
Special Adviser (Minister of State and Government Chief Whip) Principal Officer
Special Adviser (Minister of State and Government Chief Whip) Principal Officer
Government Press Secretary Assistant Secretary
Deputy Government Press Secretary Assistant Secretary
Policy Coordinator and Programme for Government Manager for Independents Principal Officer
Constituency Office Manager (Taoiseach) Higher Executive Officer
Private Secretary (Taoiseach) Assistant Principal (acting) / Private Secretary Allowance
Assistant Private Secretary (Taoiseach) Higher Executive Officer / Assistant Private Secretary Allowance
Assistant Private Secretary (Taoiseach) Higher Executive Officer / Assistant Private Secretary Allowance
Assistant Private Secretary (Taoiseach) Executive Officer / Assistant Private Secretary Allowance
Private Secretary (Minister of State for European Affairs) Third Secretary / Private Secretary Allowance
Private Secretary (Government Chief Whip) Executive Officer / Private Secretary Allowance
The appointments of special advisers are made in line with the Public Service Management Act, 1997 and are subject to Government approval. Following Government approval, the relevant contracts are laid before the House of the Oireachtas.

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