The following table sets out details of all appointments as Special Adviser where rates above the minimum point of the Principal Officer Standard Scale were sanctioned.
List of Special Advisers — June 2012
Department
|
Minister/Minister of State
|
Name of Adviser
|
Sanctioned Pay Rate
|
Relevant Payscale
|
Agriculture Fisheries and Food
|
Minister Coveney
|
Ross MacMathuna
|
€110,000
|
Approved Rate
|
Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
|
Minister Rabbitte
|
Simon Nugent
|
€97,200
|
Approved Rate
|
|
|
Finbar O’Malley
|
€83,337
|
PO
|
Education and Skills
|
Minister Ruairí Quinn
|
John Walsh
|
€92,672
|
PO Max
|
|
|
Deirdre Grant
|
€86,604
|
PO
|
Environment, Community and Local Government
|
Minister Hogan
|
Sean McKeown
|
€92,672
|
PO Max
|
Finance
|
Minister Noonan
|
Mary Kenny
|
€83,337
|
PO
|
|
|
Eoin Dorgan
|
€83,337
|
PO
|
Health
|
Minister Reilly
|
Mark Costigan
|
€92,672
|
PO Max
|
|
|
Maureen Windle *
|
€61,781
|
PO Max
|
Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
|
Minister Bruton
|
Ciaran Conlon
|
€127,000
|
Approved Rate
|
Public Expenditure and Reform
|
Minister Howlin
|
Anne Byrne
|
€83,337
|
PO
|
|
|
Rónán O’Brien
|
€114,000
|
Approved Rate
|
Social Protection
|
Minister Burton
|
Ed Brophy
|
€127,796
|
Ass Sec
|
|
|
Kathleen Barrington
|
€86,604
|
PO 4th pt
|
Transport, Tourism and Sport
|
Minister Varadkar
|
Brian Murphy
|
€105,837
|
PO I
|
*From 1st June 2012 Ms Windle operates on a two thirds work sharing basis.