Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Question 387: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the details of all permanent Civil Service or non-established positions in his Department with regard to assisting Ministers with constituency work; the monthly salaries for these positions; and if any further appointments are envisaged. [9138/11]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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While arrangements for the staffing of the Constituency Offices in my Department are not yet finalised, these Offices will be staffed in accordance with the agreed reduced staffing limits decided by the Government.

In addition to the appointment of a Personal Secretary, which is currently being arranged, I have also initiated arrangements for the appointment of a Personal Assistant, in line with the Instructions on Ministerial Appointments for the 31st Dail. An Executive Officer, from my Department's existing staff complement, is currently assigned to work on constituency matters and I also intend to assign a Clerical Officer. Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Mr. Willie Penrose, T.D., has appointed a Personal Secretary and Personal Assistant who are assigned to work on constituency matters, along with a Clerical Officer from my Department's existing staff complement.

The Minister of State, Deputy O'Dowd, has no staff assigned to constituency matters in my Department.

The details of those already assigned to constituency matters are as follows: