Minister for Social protection Regina Dopherty and her media advisor Alex Connolly
This morning.
Via Independent.ie:
Social Protection Minister Regina Doherty was able to land a pay deal for her spin doctor that breaches the Government’s own cap on salaries for special advisers.
Ms Doherty’s media adviser Alex Connolly was appointed last October on a salary of €107,109 – which is €6,000 more than the salary restriction that is in place for Cabinet ministers’ special advisers…
…Mr Connolly earns over €20,000 more than the average salary of press and media advisers for other ministers – which stands at around €86,000….
Meanwhile…
Mr Connolly has been replaced at Fáilte Ireland by Suzanne Coogan, who advised Denis Naughten when he was communications minister…
Good times.
Minister won pay deal for spin doctor €6,000 above salary cap Hugh O’Connell, Independent.ie)
Pics: Rollingnews, Alex Connolly