Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 326: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in respect of the category of ministerial staff, including those attached to Ministers of State in his Department who not being civil servants but are contracted by him as personal assistant, political advisor, 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. [12369/05]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The names and functions of persons appointed to the posts of personal secretary, personal assistant and special adviser to the Minister at my Department are as set out in the following tabular statement:

In addition, Sean Fitzpatrick has been appointed to the post of press officer in my Department in a temporary unestablished capacity for a period which will terminate not later than the date on which I cease to hold my present office. All the above appointments comply with the Department of Finance guidelines on the staffing of ministerial offices, and the terms and conditions of the staff involved are in accordance with sanctions received from the Minister for Finance.

Remuneration of these staff is in accordance with the appropriate published standard Civil Service scales for secretarial assistant Houses of the Oireachtas — personal secretary, higher executive officer — personal assistant, and principal officer — special adviser and press officer.

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 327: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 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. [12384/05]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested is set out in the following tabular statement: