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Copy of 33Rd DáIl Special Advisers 20210114.Xlsx Special Advisers to Ministers and Ministers of State of the 33rd Dáil Notes: 1. The appointment of each Special Adviser to a Minister or Minister of State requires, on the proposal of the relevant line Minister, the approval of Government in accordance with Section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997, as outlined in the published Guidelines for Ministerial Appointments to the 33rd Dáil. (https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/9ad159- special-advisers-pay/ ) 2. This List outlines the position at 14/01/2021 in relation to the formal appointment of Special Advisers where it has been confirmed to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform that a formal Government Order has been made appointing the Special Adviser concerned and remuneration details have been confirmed by the relevant Line Department to the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform. 3. Reference to "gifting of salary" relates to those individuals that have disclosed that they wish to availing of a statutory facility to voluntarily return an amount of the salary they are paid back to the Exchequer. The salary amount shown in such instances is prior to the subsequent gifting of salary. The legislative basis for the gifting of salary is provided for at Section 483 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997. 4. This List will be reviewed and updated on a regular basis as the process of formally appointing Special Advisers to the 33rd Dáil is progressed. 5. All queries in respect of individual Special Adviser appointments should be directed to the respective Line Department to which a Special Adviser is assigned. Department Minister / Adviser Appointed Sanctioned Pay Rate Relevant Payscale Information Minister of State Children, Equality, Roderic O'Gorman Tom Sheppard 15/10/2002 €89,072 PO Standard Disability, Integration and Youth Eoin Wilson 15/10/2020 €89,072 PO Standard Environment, Climate Eamon Ryan John McDonald 29/06/2020 €87,325 PO Standard and Communications / Transport Paul Kenny 08/07/2020 €101,114 PO Standard & Margaret Ward 08/07/2020 €87,325 PO Standard Leader of the Green Assistant Secretary Party Anna Conlan 27/06/2020 €139,628 Dónall Geoghegan 27/06/2020 €139,628 Assistant Secretary Éamonn Fahey 27/06/2020 €87,325 PO Standard David Healy 27/06/2020 €43,662 PO Standard Worksharer (50%) Niamh Allen 27/06/2020 €43,662 PO Standard Worksharer (50%) MoS Hildegarde Paul Melia 29/06/2020 €101,114 PO Standard Naughton (Transport) Denise Duffy 07/08/2020 €98,082 PO Standard Finance Paschal Donohoe Deborah Sweeney 28/06/2020 €101,114 PO Standard Ed Brophy 28/06/2020 €101,114 PO Standard MoS Sean Fleming Aidan O'Connor 02/11/2020 €69,012 AP Standard Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney Laura McGonigle 27/06/2020 €94,487 PO Standard Chris Donoghue 27/06/2020 €101,114 PO Standard MoS Thomas Byrne Charlotte Simpson 01/07/2020 €67,659 AP Standard Further and Higher Simon Harris Joanne Lonergan 27/06/2020 €102,159 PO Standard Education, Research, (Non PPC) Innovation and Science Sarah Bardon 27/06/2020 €94,487 PO Standard Health Stephen Donnelly Susan Mitchell 23/07/2020 €101,114 PO Standard Colette Sexton 17/08/2020 €94,487 PO Standard MoS Mary Butler Kate Mitchell 05/10/2020 €69,012 AP Standard MoS Anne Rabbitte Noel Byrne 06/07/2020 €67,659 AP Standard Housing, Local Darragh O'Brien Ciara Shaughnessy 30/06/2020 €87,325 PO Standard Government and Justice Helen McEntee Fiach Kelly 20/07/2020 €101,114 PO Standard Patrick Cluskey 13/07/2020 €96,189 PO Standard (Non PPC) Public Expenditure and Michael McGrath Grant Sweetnam 07/07/2020 €87,325 PO Standard Reform Kevin Barrett 21/09/2020 €101,114 PO Standard MoS Patrick Michael O'Connor 27/09/2020 €67,659 AP Standard O'Donovan (OPW) Rural and Community Heather Humphreys Niall O'Connor 29/06/2020 €94,487 PO Standard Development / Social Protection Pauric McPhilips 27/06/2020 €101,114 PO Standard Tánaiste/Enterprise Leo Varadkar Matt Lynch 14/09/2020 €101,114 PO Standard Trade and Employment Sarah O'Neill 27/07/2020 €98,082 PO Standard Brian Murphy 27/06/2020 €171,263 Deputy Secretary Gifting of salary (Non PPC) Angela Flanagan 27/06/2020 €108,984 PO Higher (Non PPC) Philip O’Callaghan 27/06/2020 €98,082 PO Standard Clare Mungovan 27/06/2020 €101,114 PO Standard MoS Damien English Stephen Foley 29/09/2020 €77,411 AP Standard Taoiseach Micheál Martin Deirdre Gillane 27/06/2020 €180,276 Deputy Secretary Gifting of salary Pat McParland 27/06/2020 €139,628 Assistant Secretary Diarmuid Lynch 27/06/2020 €87,325 PO Standard Grainne Weld 27/06/2020 €87,325 PO Standard Lisa-Dee Collery 30/11/2020 €89,072 PO Standard Alan Ahearne 21/07/2020 Assistant Secretary Part-time secondment Equivalent from NUIG Jack Chambers Sam Griffin 15/07/2020 €87,325 PO Standard (Chief Whip) Tourism, Culture, Arts, Catherine Martin Juno McEnroe 01/09/2020 €87,325 PO Standard Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Tanya Warren 21/09/2020 €87,325 PO Standard.
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