Written answers
Tuesday, 24 April 2007
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Ministerial Staff
11:00 pm
Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 533: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the names, titles, duties and dates of appointment of each of the special advisers, political advisers, personal assistants and press officers appointed by him; the salary level of each appointee including payments in lieu of pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14200/07]
Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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Details of Ministerial staff, not being civil servants, but contracted as special advisers, political advisers, personal assistants and press officers appointed by me, including salary levels and payments in lieu of pension are as follows:
Name | Title | Duties | Date of appointment | Salary Level | Payments in lieu of pension |
Mr. James Fegan | Special Adviser to the Minister | Any duties which may be assigned to him from time to time as appropriate to this position. | 30 September 2004 | Principal Officer salary scale (Modified PRSI) â¬86,530 (min.) to â¬106,722 (2nd Long Service Increment) | Nil |
Ms Olive Stephens | Press Adviser. | Providing advice to me and the Department relating to the provision of information to the public on the activities of the Department, and any other duties which may be assigned to her from time to time as appropriate to this position. | 09 October 2006 | Principal Officer salary scale (Modified PRSI) â¬86,530 (min.) to â¬106,722 (2nd Long Service Increment) | Nil |
Ms Tanya Harrington | Policy Co-ordinator (Energy, Communications and Broadcasting) | Providing advice to me on ongoing formulation of appropriate policy responses in the areas of Energy, Communications and Broadcasting. Monitoring facilitating and securing the achievement of Government objectives in the aforementioned areas, and any other duties, which may be assigned to her from time to time as appropriate to this position. | 04 April 2005 | Principal Officer salary scale (Modified PRSI) â¬86,530 (min.) to â¬106,722 (2nd Long Service Increment) | An additional figure equivalent to 11% of salary |
Ms Margaret Conway | Personal Assistant to the Minister | Any duties which may be assigned to her from time to time as appropriate to this position | 30 September 2004 | Higher Executive Officer salary scale (Modified PRSI) â¬43,445 (min) to â¬55,147 (2nd Long Service Increment) | Nil |
Ms Una Grehan | Personal Secretary to the Minister | Any duties which may be assigned to her from time to time as appropriate to this position | 30 September 2004 | Secretarial Assistant in the Houses of the Oireachtas (Modified PRSI) salary scale. â¬21,632 (min.) to â¬37,621 (2nd Long Service Increment) | Nil |
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