Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 9 September 2024
1453. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth 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. [34926/24]
View answerPlease see below the details of the Special Advisors employed by my Department since 2020 and areas of expertise. The salary details quoted are the current salary scales for each advisor. For advisors who are no longer employed by my Department, the salary scale as of their last day of service is quoted.
|
Name |
Minister |
Employment Dates |
Area of Expertise |
Salary Scale |
|
Eoin Wilson |
Roderic O'Gorman |
27/06/2020 - present |
Advises the Minister on all policy matters within the Department’s brief |
€101,894 - €126,035 |
|
Tom Sheppard |
Roderic O'Gorman |
27/06/2020 - present |
Advises the Minister on all policy matters within the Department’s brief |
€101,894 - €126,035 |
|
Noel Byrne |
Anne Rabbitte |
01/03/2023 - present |
Advises the Minister of State on policy matters relating to the Department’s Disability brief |
€78,303 - €97,583 |
|
Patricia Ryan |
Katherine Zappone |
01/01/2020 - 27/06/2020 |
Advises the Minister on matters within the Department’s brief |
€87,325-€107,399 |
|
Sinead Fennell |
Katherine Zappone |
01/01/2020 - 27/06/2020 |
Advises the Minister on matters within the Department’s brief |
€87,325-€107,399 |
