Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

The Taoiseach's private office had 12 staff in 2009 and now has 11. The cost in 2009 was €627,473 and is now €574,000. The Taoiseach's constituency office had a staff of seven and now has five. The Chief Whip's private office had four staff and now has four, while the constituency office had four staff and now has three. The private office of the Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach with responsibility for European affairs had three staff and now has two. These salaries have been agreed and are far below the level that obtained previously. I indicated that there would be reductions both in terms of numbers and overall costs. I can forward to the Deputy the absolute details in comparison to what they were previously.

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