Written answers
Tuesday, 22 November 2005
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Ministerial Staff
10:00 pm
Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 389: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff, by grade, employed within the private office and the constituency office; the number of such staff who are permanent civil servants and the number who 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. [35304/05]
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The information in respect of staffing of my office is set out in the following tables.
| Staffing of Private Office | |
| Grade | |
| Higher Executive Officer (Private Secretary) | 1 |
| Executive Officers | 2 |
| Clerical Officers | 5.8 |
| Total | 8.8 |
These staff are civil servants.
| Constituency Office. | |
| Grade | |
| Clerical Officers (Civil Servants) | 2 |
| Personal Assistants (non-civil servants) | 1.5 |
| Personal Secretary (non-civil servant) | 1 |
| Total | 4.5 |
I have also appointed one special adviser, one policy adviser and one press adviser. The individuals concerned transferred with me from the Department of Health and Children on my appointment as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment on 29 September 2004. My special adviser is a civil servant, while my policy adviser and press adviser are non-civil servants.
It is estimated that the total cost of running the private and constituency offices for 2005 will amount to €624,816 and €130,893, respectively.
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