Written answers
Tuesday, 8 March 2005
Department of Foreign Affairs
Departmental Staff
8:00 pm
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 255: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of persons employed in his private office and his constituency office; the annual amount paid in respect of salaries and expenses in regard to each such office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7923/05]
Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The following tables set out the number of personnel in my private and constituency offices, their positions and payscales.
| Private Office. | ||
| Grade/Position | Number | Salaries |
| Special Adviser (non-established) | 1 | Principal Officer scale €71,990-€89,047 |
| Personal Secretary (non-established) | 1 | Executive Officer (higher) scale €25,704-€42,265 |
| First Secretary | 1 | First Secretary scale €55,057-€68,651 |
| Higher Executive Officer | 1 | Higher Executive Officer scale €39,035-€49,529 |
| Executive Officer | 1 | Executive Officer scale €25,704-€40,669 |
| Clerical Officer | 4 | Clerical Officer scale €19,493-€31,612 |
| Total | 9 |
I have also appointed a press adviser, under terms and conditions of employment set by the Minister for Finance. The applicable pay scale is principal officer —€71,990 to €89,047.
| Constituency Office. | ||
| Grade/Position | Number | Salaries |
| Personal Assistant (non-established) | 1 | Higher Executive Officer scale €39,035-€49,529 |
| Executive Officer | 1 | Executive Officer scale €25,704-€40,669 |
| Clerical Officer | 4 | Clerical Officer scale €19,493-€31,612 |
| Total | 6 |
Overtime, travel and subsistence expenses are paid in accordance with normal civil service regulations.
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