Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 361: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private office and the constituency office; the number of such staff who are permanent civil servants and the number that are political appointees; the annual cost of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35301/05]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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There are ten staff employed in my private office, details as follows: one administrative officer, three executive officers and five clerical officers, all of whom are permanent civil servants, and one special adviser who is a political appointee. The current annual salary cost of my private office is €354,375. In the year to date overtime costs amounted to €1,956 and expenses amounted to €12,096.

There are five people employed in my constituency office as follows: one executive officer and two clerical officers, all of whom are permanent civil servants, and one personal assistant and one personal secretary who are political appointees. The current annual salary cost of my constituency office is €162,171. No overtime or expenses have been paid this year to date in respect of my constituency office.