Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 January 2012
396 Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the names andsalaries of each person serving as a special adviser and or the names and salaries of each person directly appointed by her or a Minister of State to any other position within her Department or predecessors Department on each of the following dates; 1 December 2009, 1 December 2010 and 1 December 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41354/11]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy in relation to the names and salaries of each person directly appointed by me or my predecessors within the Department, at the stated dates, are set out in the following tabular statement:
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1 December 2009 — i.e. Minister Mary Hanafin, T.D., from 8 May 2008 to 23 March 2010 |
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Ministerial Appointments |
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Name |
Grade |
Salary Point |
Allowance |
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Averil Power |
Special Adviser |
€86,168 — €106,582 |
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Geraldine Butler* |
Press Officer |
€66,179 — €82,520 |
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Peter O’Brien |
Personal Assistant |
€46,558 — €59,097 |
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Martine Lynch |
Personal Secretary |
€23,181 — €44,726 |
10% Attraction |
(*civil servant on loan from the Central Statistics Office for period of Minister's term of office)
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Ministerial Appointments |
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Name |
Grade |
Salary Scale |
Allowance |
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Pádraic Ó hUiginn |
Special Adviser |
€80,051 — €98,424 |
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Michelle Hoctor |
Press Adviser |
€80,051 — €98,424 |
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Muireann Ní Thuairisg |
Personal Assistant |
€43,816 — €55,415 |
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Máire Ní Fhlatharta |
Personal Secretary |
€22,023 — €42,122 |
10% Attraction |
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Ministerial Appointments |
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Name |
Grade |
Salary Scale |
Allowance |
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Edward Brophy |
Special Adviser |
€127,796 |
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Kathleen Barrington |
Press Adviser |
€80,051 — €98,424 |
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Karen O’Connell |
Personal Assistant |
€43,715 — €56,060 |
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Irene Martin |
Personal Secretary |
€23,820 — €47,755 |
[In my role as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party I also have a further support person, employed by the Labour Party].
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Name |
Grade |
Salary Scale |
Allowance |
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Vincent Cahill |
Civilian Driver |
€32,964 |
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Gerard McCarrick |
Civilian Driver |
€32,964 |
