Written answers

Wednesday, 7 December 2005

Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government

Departmental Staff

9:00 pm

Photo of Eamon GilmoreEamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 254: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; 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. [38337/05]

Photo of Dick RocheDick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The staffing composition of my private and constituency offices is set out in the following tables.

Private Office.
Permanent Civil Servants Temporary Unestablished Civil Servants
Full time Equivalent Grade Full time Equivalent Title
1 Executive Officer (Private Secretary) 0.8 Special Adviser (Principal Officer grade)
3 Executive Officer
3 Clerical Officer

Annual salary costs for the above, based on the rates of pay at 1 December 2005, amounts to €316,042.18.

Constituency Office.
Permanent Civil Servants Temporary Unestablished Civil Servants
Full time Equivalent Grade Full time Equivalent Title
2 Executive Officer 1 Personal Assistant (HEO grade)
2 Clerical Officer (Full time Equivalent) 1 Personal Secretary (Secretarial Assistant grade)

Annual salary costs for the above, based on the rates of pay at 1 December 2005, amount to €261,872.67.

Overtime and travel and subsistence are paid as the need arises, in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines, and to date in 2005 have amounted to €27,199.34 and €11,744.54, respectively, for both offices.

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