Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 267: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food 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; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12365/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The following tabular statements give a breakdown of non-civil servant staff employed in my office and in the offices of the Ministers of State:

All the above staff are employed on a contract basis and are employed full-time. The contracts will terminate not later than the date I as Minister or Ministers of State cease to hold office.

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 268: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food 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. [12380/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The following tabular statements show the travel and subsistence expenses paid to officers in my office and those in the Ministers of State's offices attached to my Department in the period since taking office:

The Minister, Mary Coughlan's, office.