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23 advisers to ministers & junior ministers to share €2million in annual salaries

Edwina Grace by Edwina Grace
11/12/2020
in KCLR News, News & Sport
The Green Party's Malcolm Noonan pictured during the KCLR Election debate in February 2016. Photo: Ken McGuire/KCLR

The Green Party's Malcolm Noonan. Photo: Ken McGuire/KCLR

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The government’s set to spend €2 million a year on 23 advisers to ministers and junior ministers.

Eight of the media and political advisers are on salaries of over €100,000 annually according to details published of salaries paid to those aiding 13 ministers & ministers of state.

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In total, they are employing 23 advisers, whose yearly wages range from nearly €68,000 to over €101,000.

Eight are being paid €101,114, including former journalists Paul Melia, Chris Donoghue, and Susan Mitchell.

Environment Minister Eamon Ryan has three advisers, who are all paid between €87,000 and just over €101,000.

Both of Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe’s two advisers are paid €101,114.

Carlow & Kilkenny Green TD Malcolm Noonan, who’s the Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, previously told KCLR that he needs the extra expert advice – more on that here.

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