Since my appointment as Minister for Finance on 9 March 2011 the relevant details are as follows:
Name
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Title
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Salary (per annum)
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Duties
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Mary Kenny
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Special Adviser
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€83,337
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Any duties which may be assigned to her from time to time as appropriate to the position of Special Adviser as set out in Section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997.
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Eoin Dorgan
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Special Adviser
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€83,337
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Any duties which may be assigned to him from time to time as appropriate to the position of Special Adviser as set out in Section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997.
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Since my appointment as Minister for Finance on 9 March 2011, the following staff have been appointed to my constituency office:
Grade
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Salary Scale (per annum)
|
Wholetime Equivalent
|
Personal Assistant
|
€43,715 – €56,060
|
1.00
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My predecessor, the late Brian Lenihan, appointed two special advisers as follows: Ms Cathy Herbert (appointed in May 2008): Salary €107,485. Ms Herbert was not a member of the civil service pension schemes. Payments not exceeding 11% of her salary were made on her behalf to a pension fund in respect of her superannuation contributions. Dr Alan Ahearne (appointed in March 2009): Salary €135,000. Dr Ahearne was a member of the pension scheme of NUI Galway, from which body he was on secondment to the Department of Finance. Payments not exceeding 11% of the difference between his NUIG salary and the additional amount he received in respect of his position were made on his behalf to a pension fund in respect of superannuation contributions.
In addition, in May 2008 he also appointed a Personal Assistant and Personal Secretary. The salary scales in each case are set out below.
Title
|
Salary Scale (per annum)
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Wholetime Equivalent
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Personal Assistant
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€46,558 – €55,030
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1.00
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Personal Secretary
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€23,181 – €44,726
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1.00
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