Since my appointment as Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media in September 2020 there has been four Special Advisers and five Civilian Drivers employed by the Department set out in tabular form below:
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Job Title
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Position
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Period
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Salary
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Special Adviser
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Special Adviser to Minister Catherine Martin
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2020 – 20 Oct 2023
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Principal Officer Standard Scale
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Special Adviser
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Special Adviser to Minister Catherine Martin
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2020 – to date
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Principal Officer Standard Scale
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|
Special Adviser
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Special Adviser to Minister Catherine Martin
|
1 Nov 2023 – to date
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Principal Officer Standard Scale
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Special Adviser
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Special Adviser to Minister of State Thomas Byrne
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2022 - to date
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Assistant Principal Officer Standard Scale
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Civilian Driver
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Civilian Driver to Minister Catherine Martin
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2020 – 2023*
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CO - Civilian Driver Standard Scale
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Civilian Driver
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Civilian Driver to Minister Catherine Martin
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2020 – 2023*
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CO - Civilian Driver Standard Scale
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Civilian Driver (up to March 2023)
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Civilian Driver to Minister of State Thomas Byrne
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2022 – (up to March 2023)
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CO - Civilian Driver Standard Scale
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Civilian Driver
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Civilian Driver to Minister of State Thomas Byrne
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2022 – to date
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CO - Civilian Driver Standard Scale
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Civilian Driver
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Civilian Driver to Minister of State Thomas Byrne
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2023 - to date
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CO - Civilian Driver Standard Scale
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*As a Senior Government Minister, I have two Garda Drivers assigned to provide these services. These are employed by An Garda Síochána under the auspices of the Department of Justice.
All staff are paid in accordance with the standard arrangements put in place by the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform as follows:
All special advisers appointed to me are paid at the relevant Principal Officer (Standard) PPC scale.
The special adviser appointed to Minister of State Thomas Byrne is paid at the relevant Assistant Principal Officer (Standard) PPC scale.
All Civilian Drivers are paid at the relevant Civilian Driver (Standard) PPC scale.
I can inform the Deputy that both myself and Minister of State Thomas Byrne have employed Parliamentary Assistants and Administrative Assistants (formerly Secretarial Assistants) as permitted under the Scheme for Secretarial Assistant. All are paid by the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission and on the relevant pay scale for the role.
In respect to the number of civil or public service staff seconded to work within my Department or constituency offices, five staff have been seconded in years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024, set out in tabular form below:
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Job Title
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Position
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Period
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Salary
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Administrative Officer
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Private Secretary to Minister of State Thomas Byrne
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2022 - to date
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Administrative Officer Standard Scale
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Clerical Officer
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Constituency Office Minister Catherine Martin
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2020 - 2023
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Clerical Officer Standard Scale
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Clerical Officer
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Constituency Office Minister Catherine Martin
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2020 - May 2024
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Clerical Officer Standard Scale
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Clerical Officer
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Constituency Office Minister Catherine Martin
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May 2024 - to date
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Clerical Officer Standard Scale
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Executive Officer
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Constituency Office Minister Catherine Martin
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2024 to date
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Executive Officer Standard Scale
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All staff are paid on the salary scale for their grade and in accordance with the standard arrangements put in place by the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform. In addition, one staff member receives a private secretary allowance.
