Question to the Taoiseach (Mr. Enda Kenny, TD)
To ask the Taoiseach the amount spent by his Department on special advisers for each of the past four years; the way this compares to the four years 2007 to 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. – Jerry Buttimer
For WRITTEN ANSWER on Tuesday, 20 January 2015.
REPLY
The expenditure by my Department on special advisers is detailed in a table:
Year |
Amount |
2014 |
€596,548.29 |
2013 |
€579,734.87 |
2012 |
€582,258.55 |
2011 |
€755,525.42 |
2010 |
€886,569.27 |
2009 |
€974,182.76 |
2008 |
€667,516.03 |
2007 |
€676,682.65 |
* €390,399.97 of this relates to expenditure on the special advisers of the previous Government.