[ad_1]
The Cabinet agreed to appoint 10 new advisers to junior ministers after they “defended” the appointments.
Earlier, ministers of state were told that they would have to share a group of advisers, causing consternation among some.
Sources say several junior ministers “defended” the hiring of additional advisers and there is now an agreement to hire 10 of those staff members.
Justice Minister Helen McEntee defended the measure Tuesday afternoon.
“There are ministers who are making decisions that impact the lives of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of people. It was decided that these appointments would be held several weeks ago, ”said Ms. McEntee. She spoke at an event in Dublin city center aimed at raising awareness of the damage fireworks can cause.
There are 18 ministers of state in the current administration, 10 of whom will receive advisers.
They are: Minister of State for the Elderly and Mental Health Mary Butler; The Minister of State for Disability, Anne Rabbitte; The Minister of State for European Affairs, Thomas Byrne; The Minister of State of the Department of Finance, Sean Fleming, and the Minister of State of the Office of Public Works (OPW), Patrick O’Donovan.
They are also receiving advisers: the Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion, Josepha Madigan; The Minister of State for Employment and Retail Trade Damien English; The Minister of State for Research and Development, Martin Heydon; The Minister of State for Heritage and Election Reform, Malcolm Noonan, and the Minister of State for Community Development and Charities, Joe O’Brien.
In August, cabinet ministers agreed that newly appointed junior ministers would not receive their own special advisers despite internal resistance from some ministers of state.
The system that was applied to the previous government, which included joint advisers, would continue.
At the time, some Ministers of State said privately that they had been promised their own special advisers and that they did not believe a joint system would work.
The remuneration for special advisers is between € 87,325 and € 101,114 for those who work with senior and “super-junior” ministers who attend the Cabinet, and between € 67,659 and € 78,816 for advisers to State Ministers.
More to follow
[ad_2]