John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance the costs that are borne by his Department with regard to his constituency office and home, such as telephone, IT services and so on; if the lease or rent of a constituency office is paid or partly paid for by his Department; the number of civil servants appointed to carry out constituency work for him based in the Department or in the constituency office; the costs involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15176/11]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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My Department has not provided any IT services in respect of my constituency office or home; nor has the Department funded or part-funded the lease or rent of my constituency office. The Department is paying for telephone services in respect of my constituency office and home. The total cost, to date, is €208.64.

Within my Department, 4 people, detailed below, are assigned to work on constituency matters.

GRADE SALARY SCALE (per annum) LOCATION

1 Personal Assistant €43,715 - €56,060 Limerick

1 Executive Officer (EO) €30,516 - €47,975 Dublin

1 Clerical Officer (CO) €23,177 - €37,341 Dublin

1 Clerical Officer (CO) €23,042 - €36,267 Dublin