Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 426: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of civil servants and other staff employed in his constituency office; and the grade and remuneration of each. [31767/05]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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There are four staff members employed in my constituency office, as follows: one personal assistant on the higher executive officer pre-1995 standard scale —€40,543 to €51,463; one executive officer on an off-scale point of the pre-1995 EO standard scale —€26,618 to €42,238; one clerical officer on the pre-1995 CO standard scale —€20,181 to €32,728; and one clerical officer on the post-1995 CO standard scale —€21,245 to €34,448.

Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 428: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of civil servants and other staff in his press office; and the grade and remuneration of each staff member. [31797/05]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Five staff are employed in my Department's press and information office as follows: one media adviser on the pre-1995 principal officer standard salary scale —€75,036 to €92,813; one administrative officer on the post-1995 AO standard salary scale —€30,593 to €54,173; one executive officer on the post-1995 EO standard salary scale —€28,021 to €44,458; one clerical officer on the pre-1995 CO standard scale —€20,181 to €32,728 — this officer is a 50% job sharer and is being paid at half rate; and one clerical officer on the post-1995 CO standard scale —€21,245 to €34,448.

The administrative officer, executive officer and two clerical officers are established civil servants. The role of the press and information office is to provide a bilingual information service to public, media, internal and professional customers. This entails both replying to queries and proactively publicising the work of the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.