Special Advisers July 2019 Minister/Minister of Department Adviser Appointed/Reappointed Sanctioned Pay Rate Relevant Payscale Information State Agriculture, Food & the Michael Creed Currently on Aine Kilroy 14 June 2017 €87,258 PO Standard non PPC Marine maternity leave
Jonathan Hoare 06 May 2016 €79,401 PO Standard
Ultan Waldron 17 October 2017 €81,767 PO Standard non PPC
MoS Andrew Doyle Avril Cronin 02 October 2018 €66,495 AP Standard
Culture, Heritage and the Josepha Madigan John Keogh 08 January 2018 €91,943 PO Standard Gaeltacht
Cian Connaughton 01 February 2018 €88,471 PO Standard
Attorney General Seamus Wolfe Sean Aherne 14 June 2017 €81,767 PO Standard
Children & Youth Affairs Katherine Zappone Patricia Ryan 14 June 2017 €85,750 PO Standard
Sinead Fennell 09 July 2019 €85,823 PO Standard
Communications, Richard Bruton Sarah O'Neill 16 October 2018 €85,012 PO Standard non PPC Climate Action and Environment Patrick Clusky 16 October 2018 €88,345 PO Standard non PPC
Education & Skills Joe McHugh Ed Carthy 17 October 2018 €85,823 PO Standard
Mark O'Doherty 17 October 2018 €94,535 PO Standard non PPC
MoS John Halligan Anthony McFeely 29 June 2019 €66,495 AP Standard reappointed MoS Mary Mitchell Roy Dooney 14 June 2017 €94,521 PO Standard O'Connor
Lynda McQuaid 25 July 2017 €94,521 PO Standard Rural & Community Michael Ring Daniel Rowan 14 August 2017 €81,767 PO Standard Development
Padraig Hughes 11 June 2018 €93,599 PO Standard Non PPC Housing, Planning & Eoghan Murphy Jack O'Donnell 14 June 2017 €81,767 PO Standard Local Government
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill 06 November 2017 €81,767 PO Standard
Tanaiste & Foreign Simon Coveney Caitríona Fitzpatrick 15 June 2017 €78,670 PO Standard non PPC Affairs & Trade
Matt Lynch 04 December 2017 €88,471 PO Standard
Chris Donoghue 04 December 2017 €98,391 PO Standard
Laura McGonigle 22 July 2019 €92,862 PO Standard
MoS Helen McEntee Paul Fox 04 September 2017 €65,093 AP Standard
Health Simon Harris Joanne Lonergan 14 June 2017 €87,258 PO Standard non PPC
Sarah Bardon 20 September 2018 €84,973 PO Standard
MoS Finian McGrath Gerry Maguirre 14 June 2017 €75,647 PO Standard non PPC
Damien O'Farrell 14 June 2017 €79,401 PO Standard
MoS Jim Daly Darren Hourihan 07 September 2017 €73,846 AP Standard
MoS Catherine Nicola Clavin 01 May 2018 €65,837 AP Standard Byrne Business, Enterprise & Heather Humphreys Pauric McPhillips 14 June 2017 €85,091 PO Standard Innovation
Lucy Moylan 18 September 2017 €81,767 PO Standard Justice & Equality Charlie Flanagan Sean Kavanagh 15 June 2017 €85,091 PO Standard
Caroline Murphy 10 April 2018 €91,943 PO Standard
Finance/Public Paschal Donohoe Deborah Sweeney 15 June 2017 €88,392 PO Standard Expenditure & Reform
Ed Brophy 12 February 2018 €98,391 PO Standard
Niamh Callaghan 17 May 2018 €84,973 PO Standard
MoS Kevin 'Boxer' Eugene Deering 03 June 2017 €65,000 AP Standard Moran MoS Michael D'Arcy Caroline Hofman 04 June 2019 €66,495 AP Standard
Employment Affairs and Regina Doherty Denise Duffy 14 June 2017 €81,767 PO Standard Social Protection On Secondment from Alex Connolly 01 October 2018 €107,109 Failte Ireland Taoiseach and Defence Leo Varadkar PO Standard (Off Angela Flanagan 14 June 2017 €105,000 Scale)
Brian Murphy 14 June 2017 €157,433 Deputy Secretary
John Carroll 05 July 2017 €128,682 Assistant Secretary
Philip O'Callaghan 14 June 2017 €81,767 PO Standard
Patrick Geoghegan 14 June 2017 Assistant Secretary
Jim D'Arcy 04 September 2017 €74,498 AP Higher
Claire Mungovan 30 January 2018 €88,471 PO Standard Independent Alliance Tony Williams 14 June 2017 €94,521 PO Standard
Donal Geoghegan 14 June 2017 €94,521 PO Standard
Chief Whip Sean Kyne Peter Harper 16 October 2018 €85,823 PO Standard
Peter Feeney 16 October 2018 €85,823 Po Standard
Defence/Taoiseach MoS Paul Kehoe Niall O'Connor 29 January 2018 €84,973 PO Standard
John Coughlan 14 June 2017 €79,401 PO Standard
Transport, Tourism & Shane Ross Aisling Dunne 15 June 2017 €79,401 PO Standard Sport Covering Sick Richard Moore 01 July 2019 €85,823 PO Standard Leave
Carol Hunt 15 June 2017 €79,401 PO Standard 85012