Written answers

Wednesday, 20 April 2005

Department of Education and Science

Ministerial Staff

9:00 pm

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 310: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in respect of the category of ministerial staff, including those attached to Ministers of State in her Department who are not 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. [12367/05]

Photo of Mary HanafinMary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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There are two staff who are not civil servants but who are appointed to full-time posts in my office in the Department of Education and Science. The names and salaries of these staff are: special adviser to the Minister, Ms Averil Power, salary €71,990 per annum; and personal assistant to the Minister, Mr. Carl Gibney, salary €46,119 per annum. Each of the above staff has a standard contract of employment which is drawn up by the Department of Finance.

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 311: To ask the Minister for Education and Science 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. [12382/05]

Photo of Mary HanafinMary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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As requested by the Deputy, the following home and foreign travel and subsistence payments were made during 2004 to staff in specific posts in ministerial offices in my Department: Minister, Deputy Hanafin, 29 September — 31 December 2004: Averil Power, special adviser, foreign travel and subsistence —€828.90; and Geraldine Butler, press officer, foreign travel and subsistence —€439.70; home travel and subsistence —€344.99. Former Minister, Deputy Noel Dempsey, 1 January — 28 September 2004 : Jimmy Fegan, special adviser, home travel and subsistence —€10,721.41; Grace Cappock, press officer, foreign travel and subsistence —€2,443.26; and home travel and subsistence —€1,291.65.

The rates paid for all travel and subsistence are in accordance with those specified by the Department of Finance for the period in question.

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