Written answers
Wednesday, 20 April 2005
Department of Transport
Ministerial Staff
9:00 pm
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 255: To ask the Minister for Transport in respect of the category of ministerial staff, including those attached to Ministers of State in his Department, who not being civil servants are contracted by him 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12363/05]
Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Details of unestablished civil servants employed by the Minister and the Minister of State in the Department of Transport as requested by the Deputy are set out below. The details are included in the contracts for the individuals and copies of those documents have been laid before the House. There are no political advisers employed in the Department of Transport.
| Ministerial staff as requested. | ||||
| Number | Name | Position | Conditions | Salary Scale |
| â'¬ | ||||
| 1 | Sean Dower | Personal Assistant | Full-time contract | 39,035-49,529 |
| 1 | Colin Hunt | Special Adviser (Programme Manager) | Full-time contract | 134,948 p.a. |
| 1 | Dan Pender | Press Adviser | Full-time contract | 71,990-89,047 |
| Minister of State staff as requested. | ||||
| Number | Name | Position | Conditions | Salary Scale |
| â'¬ | ||||
| 1 | Niall Phelan | Personal Assistant | Full-time contract | 39,035-49,529 |
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 256: To ask the Minister for Transport if, in respect of each person in the employment of the ministerial office, including that of Ministers of State attached to his 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 he will make a statement on the matter. [12378/05]
Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Details of travel and maintenance expenses for unestablished civil servants in the employment of the Minister and the Minister of State in the Department of Transport are set out below. There are no political advisers employed in the Department of Transport. The staff of the offices outlined changed with the change of Minister on 29 September 2004.
| Personal staff employed in the office of the Minister. | ||
| Position | Name | Expenses paid in 2004 |
| â'¬ | ||
| Personal Assistant | Mr. Sean Dower | 0 |
| Special Adviser (Programme Manager) | Mr. Colin Hunt | 2,995 |
| Press Officer | Mr. Dan Pender | 1,404 |
| Personal staff employed in the office of the Minister of State. | ||
| Position | Name | Expenses paid in 2004 |
| â'¬ | ||
| Personal Assistant | Mr. Niall Phelan | 0 |
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