I wish to inform the Deputy that Parliamentary Assistants and Secretarial Assistants are employed by the Oireachtas rather than by my Department, and as such records below only pertain to positions on the Department of Finance payroll.
The Salaries for these positions may be subject to incremental progression, and pay agreement changes over the course of a calendar year.
In 2020, my Department employed four Special Advisers, four Civilian Drivers, and one civil service secondee working within the Constituency Office as set out in Table A below:
Table A:
|
Job Title
|
Role
|
Salary
|
|
Special Adviser
|
Special Adviser to former Minister for Finance (Minister Paschal Donohoe T.D.)
|
€101,114
|
|
Special Adviser
|
Special Adviser to former Minister for Finance (Minister Paschal Donohoe T.D.)
|
€101,114
|
|
Special Adviser
|
Special Adviser to former Minister of State (Minister Michael D’Arcy, T.D)
|
€74,977
|
|
Special Adviser
|
Special Adviser to the Minister of State (former Minister of State Sean Fleming, T.D.)
|
€69,012
|
|
Civilian Driver
|
Civilian Driver to former Minister of State (Minister Michael D’Arcy, T.D)
|
€37,795
|
|
Civilian Driver
|
Civilian Driver to former Minister of State (Minister Michael D’Arcy, T.D)
|
€37,795
|
|
Civilian Driver
|
Civilian Driver to former Minister for Finance (Minister Paschal Donohoe T.D.)
|
€37,795
|
|
Civilian Driver
|
Civilian Driver to former Minister for Finance (Minister Paschal Donohoe T.D.)
|
€37,795
|
|
Clerical Officer civil servant secondee)
|
Constituency work for former Minister for Finance (Minister Paschal Donohoe T.D).
|
€461.96 Per Week
|
In 2021, my Department employed five Special Advisers, five Civilian Drivers, one civil service secondee working within the Constituency Office and one HEO Equivalent fixed term employee working within the Constituency Office as set out in Table B below:
Please note that one of the Special Advisers to the Minister for Finance went on Statutory Leave and one Special Adviser resigned. Both were replaced during 2021. One Civilian Driver left during the year and was replaced.
My Department adhered to the Guidelines for Staffing in Ministerial Offices.
Table B:
|
Job Title
|
Role
|
Salary
|
|
Special Adviser
|
Special Adviser to former Minister for Finance (Minister Paschal Donohoe T.D.)
|
€94550
|
|
Special Adviser
|
Special Adviser to former Minister for Finance (Minister Paschal Donohoe T.D.)
|
€105,463
|
|
Special Adviser
|
Special Adviser to former Minister for Finance (Minister Paschal Donohoe T.D.)
|
€105,493
|
|
Special Adviser
|
Special Adviser to former Minister for Finance (Minister Paschal Donohoe T.D.)
|
€105,493
|
|
Special Adviser
|
Special Adviser to the Minister of State (former Minister of State Sean Fleming, T.D.)
|
€69,704
|
|
Civilian Driver
|
Civilian Driver to the Minister of State (former Minister of State Sean Fleming, T.D.)
|
€38,295
|
|
Civilian Driver
|
Civilian Driver to the Minister of State (former Minister of State Sean Fleming, T.D.)
|
€38,295
|
|
Civilian Driver
|
Civilian Driver to former Minister for Finance (Minister Paschal Donohoe T.D.)
|
€38,295
|
|
Civilian Driver
|
Civilian Driver to former Minister for Finance (Minister Paschal Donohoe T.D.)
|
€38,295
|
|
Civilian Driver
|
Civilian Driver to former Minister for Finance (Minister Paschal Donohoe T.D.)
|
€38,295
|
|
HEO Equivalent
|
Constituency work for former Minister of State (former Minister of State Sean Fleming, T.D.)
|
€49,845
|
|
Clerical Officer civil servant secondee)
|
Constituency work for former Minister for Finance (Minister Paschal Donohoe T.D).
|
€509.85 Per Week
|
In 2022, my Department employed six Special Advisers (as one was on statutory leave for part of the year), four Civilian Drivers one civil service secondee working within the Constituency Office and one HEO Equivalent fixed term employee working within the Constituency Office as set out in Table D below:
Table C:
|
Job Title
|
Role
|
Salary
|
|
Special Adviser
|
Special Adviser to former Minister for Finance (Paschal Donohoe T.D.)
|
€103,358
|
|
Special Adviser
|
Special Adviser to former Minister for Finance (Paschal Donohoe T.D.)
|
€109,714
|
|
Special Adviser
|
Special Adviser to former Minister for Finance (Paschal Donohoe T.D.)
|
€109,714
|
|
Special Adviser
|
Special Adviser to former Minister for Finance (Minister McGrath)
|
€103,358
|
|
Special Adviser
|
Special Adviser to former Minister for Finance (Minister McGrath)
|
€110,811
|
|
Special Adviser
|
Special Adviser to the Minister of State (former Minister of State Sean Fleming, T.D.)
|
€75,620
|
|
Civilian Driver
|
Civilian Driver to former Minister for Finance (Minister Paschal Donohoe T.D.)
|
€39,839
|
|
Civilian Driver
|
Civilian Driver to former Minister for Finance (Minister Paschal Donohoe T.D.)
|
€39,839
|
|
Civilian Driver
|
Civilian Driver to the Minister of State (former Minister of State Sean Fleming, T.D.)
|
€39,839
|
|
Civilian Driver
|
Civilian Driver to the Minister of State (former Minister of State Sean Fleming, T.D.)
|
€39,839
|
|
Clerical Officer civil servant secondee)
|
Constituency work for former Minister for Finance (Minister Paschal Donohoe T.D).
|
€540.37 Per Week
|
|
HEO Equivalent
|
Constituency work for former Minister of State (former Minister of State Sean Fleming, T.D.)
|
€49,845
|
In 2023, my Department employed three Special Advisers, three Civilian Drivers (one left and was replaced) and one Administrative Assistant. There was one civil service secondee working within the Constituency Office (up to June 2024) as set out in table D below:
My Department adhered to the Guidelines for Staffing Ministerial Offices.
Table D:
|
Job Title
|
Role
|
Salary
|
|
Special Adviser
|
Special Adviser to former Minister for Finance (Minister McGrath)
|
€118,384
|
|
Special Adviser
|
Special Adviser to former Minister for Finance (Minister McGrath)
|
€109,548
|
|
Special Adviser
|
Special Adviser to the Minister of State (former Minister of State Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, T.D.)
|
€87,455
|
|
Civilian Driver
|
Civilian Driver to the Minister of State (former Minister of State Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, T.D.)
|
€41,146
|
|
Civilian Driver
|
Civilian Driver to the Minister of State (former Minister of State Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, T.D.)
|
€41,146
|
|
Civilian Driver
|
Civilian Driver to the Minister of State (former Minister of State Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, T.D.)
|
€41,146
|
|
Administrative Role
|
Constituency work for the Minister of State (former Minister of State Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, T.D.)
|
€34,562
|
|
Executive Officer civil servant secondee)
|
Constituency work for former Minister for Finance (Minister McGrath).
|
€44,391
|
I wish to inform the Deputy that in 2024, to date, my Department has employed the following political staff as set out in Table E below.
This comprises six Special Advisers, four Civilian Drivers and one Administrative Assistant. There was two civil service secondees working within the Constituency Offices (one until June 2024).
Table E:
|
Job Title
|
Role
|
Salary
|
|
Special Adviser
|
Special Adviser to former Minister for Finance (Minister McGrath)
|
€122,258
|
|
Special Adviser
|
Special Adviser to former Minister for Finance (Minister McGrath)
|
€114,830
|
|
Special Adviser
|
Special Adviser to the Minister for Finance (current Minister Jack Chambers,T.D.)
|
€114,830
|
|
Special Adviser
|
Special Adviser to the Minister for Finance (current Minister Jack Chambers,T.D.)
|
€114,830
|
|
Special Adviser
|
Special Adviser to the Minister of State (current Minister of State Neale Richmond, T.D.)
|
€81,187
|
|
Special Adviser
|
Special Adviser to the Minister of State (former Minister of State Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, T.D.)
|
€87,455
|
|
Civilian Driver
|
Civilian Driver to the Minister of State (former Minister of State Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, T.D.)
|
€43,021
|
|
Civilian Driver
|
Civilian Driver to the Minister of State (former Minister of State Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, T.D.)
|
€43,021
|
|
Civilian Driver
|
Civilian Driver to the Minister of State (current Minister of State Neale Richmond, T.D.)
|
€43,021
|
|
Civilian Driver
|
Civilian Driver to the Minister of State (current Minister of State Neale Richmond, T.D.)
|
€43,021
|
|
Administrative Role
|
Constituency work for the Minister of State (former Minister of State Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, T.D.)
|
€34,562
|
|
Executive Officer (civil servant secondee)
|
Constituency work for former Minister for Finance (Minister McGrath) and current Minister Jack Chambers, T.D.
|
€48,519
|
