Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 169: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in respect of the category of ministerial staff, including those attached to Ministers of State in her Department who not being civil servants but are contracted by her as personal assistant, political adviser, programme manager and press communications advisers, the name of the person; their function; if full-time or part-time employed; the terms of the contract; the level of remuneration, either by hour if part-time or as an annual salary. [12356/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Details of non-civil servants contracted to work in the Tánaiste's and Minister of State's offices in the Department are set out below. All these staff work on a full-time basis. They are appointed to a temporary unestablished position which will terminate not later than the date on which the present Tánaiste and Ministers of State cease to hold office in the Department of Health and Children. Special advisers perform duties as set out in section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997 which include providing advice to the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children and monitoring, facilitating and securing the achievement of Government objectives that relate to the Department of Health and Children, as requested by the Tánaiste. Personal assistants and personal secretaries perform duties assigned to them by the Tánaiste and Ministers of State as appropriate to their positions. The press officer is responsible for all press queries in relation to the whole Department.

In addition to those listed below, Mr. Tom Kelly, a senior manager, who is on secondment from the Health Services Executive, HSE, works as part of my advisory team but is not contracted by the Department and continues to be an employee of the HSE. Mr. John O'Brien is my economic adviser and is on secondment from Forfás.

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 170: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in respect of each person in the employment of the ministerial office, including that of Ministers of State attached to her Department as either personal assistant, political adviser, programme manager, and press communications adviser, the cost of travel and maintenance expenses incurred individually by each person by name for the calendar year 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12371/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The cost of travel and subsistence, including the cost of airfares and hotels, incurred individually in 2004 for the categories requested by the Deputy are as follows: special adviser to the Minister, Deputy Martin, €8,574.26; press officer to the Minister, Deputy Martin, €11,463.02; and personal assistant to the Minister of State, Deputy O'Malley, €3,162.25.