Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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1988.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a list of the names of each special adviser employed by his Department since 2020; the Minister and Minister of State whom each adviser is associated with, and their respective salaries, in tabular form; the areas of expertise covered by such advisers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34933/24]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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The tables below provide a list of the names of each special adviser employed by my Department since 2020.

All special advisers were appointed to the Minister of the day and their salaries are all on the Principal Officer pay scale, in line with DPENDR gudelines.

All special advisers assist the Minister with both policy and press matters.

Minister Harris from 2020 – 08^thApril 2024

Minister O’Donovan from 09^thApril 2024

Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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1989.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the expenses paid to ministerial advisers in his Department in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34951/24]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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The table below provides details of the expenses paid to Ministerial advisers in my Department from January 2020 to September 6th 2024.

Minister Harris was in place from January 2020 – 08^thApril 2024.

Minister O’Donovan is in place from 09^thApril 2024 to date.