Question to the Minister for Health (Leo Varadkar, TD)
To ask the Minister for Health 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.
For WRITTEN ANSWERS on Tuesday, 20 January 2015.
REPLY
The information requested by the Deputy is detailed below.
Special Advisors : Pay and expenses : 2011 to 2014
| Year | Payroll- €000 | Subsistence- €000 | Total- €000 |
| 2014 | 227 | 2 | 229 |
| 2013 | 154 | 2 | 156 |
| 2012 | 228 | 3 | 231 |
| 2011 | 173 | 2 | 175 |
Special Advisors : Pay and expenses : 2007 to 2010
| Year | Payroll- €000 | Subsistence- €000 | Total- €000 |
| 2010 | 396 | 5 | 401 |
| 2009 | 642 | 5 | 647 |
| 2008 | 517 | 14 | 531 |
| 2007 | 659 | 10 | 669 |