S.I. No. 344/1999 - Appointment of Special Advisers Order, 1999.

1. This order may be cited as the Appointment of Special Advisers Order, 1999.

2. The Government hereby appoint—

(

a

) a person mentioned at a reference number (other than reference numbers 10 and 11) in column (3) of the Table to this Order to be Special Advisers to the Ministers of the Government mentioned in column (2) of that Table at that reference number, and

(

b

) a person mentioned in the said column (3) at the said reference number 10 or 11 to be Special Adviser to the Minister of State mentioned in the said column (2) at that reference number.

3. An appointment of a person under Article 2 shall have effect from the date mentioned in column (4) of the said Table opposite the mention of that person in the said column (3).

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this 2nd day of November, 1999.

BERTIE AHERN,

Taoiseach.

TABLE

Reference Number

Minister of the Government or Minister of State to whom Special Adviser appointed

Person appointed

Date of appointment

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1

The Taoiseach

Mr. Gerry Howlin, 47 Kirwan Street Cottages, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7

8 June 1999

2

The Taoiseach

Ms Barbara Jones, 48 Stonepark Abbey, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14

30 August 1999

3

Minister for Defence

Mr. M. J. Nolan, Shandon House, Strawhall, Carlow

25 November 1997

4

Minister for Foreign Affairs

Mr. Gerry Gervin, 61 Johnstown Road, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin

9 October 1937

5

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development

Mr. Paddy Moore, Kylella, Dublin Road, Celbridge, County Kildare

10 September 1997

6

Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs

Mr. Mel Cousins, 9 Hatch Street Lower, Dublin 2

1 September 1997

7

Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands

Ms Brigid McManus, 93 Philipsburgh Avenue, Marino, Dublin 3

3 November 1997

8

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Mr. Noel Waters, 18 Sycamore Road, Dundrum, Dublin 18

17 July 1999

9

Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation

Ms Cathy Herbert, 93 Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9

23 August 1999

10

The Taoiseach The Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach

Mr. Frank Lahiffe, 9 Stillorgan Wood, Stillorgan, County Dublin

1 February 1999

11

The Taoiseach The Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach

Mr. Brian Murphy, 4 Homeleigh, Porterstown, Dublin 15

1 March 1999

WHEREAS the Ministers of the Government mentioned in column (2) of the Table to this Order have each made a request to the Government under

section 11

(1) of the

Public Service Managment Act, 1997

(No. 27 of 1997),

NOW, the Government in exercise of the powers conferred on them by

section 11

(1) of the

Public Service Management Act, 1997

(No. 27 of 1997) and pursuant to the requests aforesaid hereby order as follows