Written answers
Tuesday, 13 December 2005
Department of Foreign Affairs
Ministerial Staff
11:00 pm
Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 268: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs in respect of each Minister of State within his Department, the number of staff broken down by grade employed within their private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; the number who are political appointees; the annual cost of each office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses. [39023/05]
Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The following tables set out the grades, numbers and remuneration of the personnel in the private and constituency offices of the two Ministers of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs.
This table pertains to the private office of the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Conor Lenihan:
| Grade or position | Number | Remuneration |
| Private secretary | 1 | Executive officer scale €28,441 to €45,125 |
| Executive officer | 1 | Executive officer scale €27,017 to €42,872 |
| Clerical officer | 3 (2 of whom work-share) | Clerical officer scale €21,563 to €34,964 |
| Total | 5 |
This table pertains to the constituency office of the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Conor Lenihan:
| Grade or position | Number | Remuneration |
| Personal secretary (non-established) | 1 | â'¬41,151 |
| Personal assistant (non-established) | 1 | Higher executive officer scale €41,151 to €52,235 |
| Clerical officer | 2 | Clerical officer scale €21,563 to €34,964 |
| Clerical officer | 1 | Clerical officer scale €20,483 to €33,219 |
| Total | 5 |
This table pertains to the private office of the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Treacy:
| Grade or position | Number | Remuneration |
| Special adviser (non-established) | 1 | Principal officer scale €76,162 to €94,205 |
| Private secretary | 1 | Higher executive officer scale €41,151 to €52,235 |
| Clerical officer | 1 | Clerical officer (higher) scale €21,438 to €33,938 |
| Clerical officer | 1 | Clerical officer scale €21,563 to €34,964 |
| Clerical officer | 1 | Clerical officer scale €20,483 to €33,219 |
| Total | 5 |
This table pertains to the constituency office of the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Treacy:
| Grade or position | Number | Remuneration |
| Personal secretary (non-established) | 1 | Secretarial assistant scale €20,489 to €39,532, plus a 10% attraction allowance. |
| Executive officer | 1 | Executive officer scale €27,017 to €42,872 |
| Clerical officer | 1 | Clerical officer scale €21,563 to €34,964 |
| Clerical officer | 2 | Clerical officer scale €20,483 to €33,219 |
| Total | 5 |
The employment contracts of the non-established officers referred to in the tables are coterminous with the appointments of the Ministers of State. Overtime, travel and subsistence expenses are paid in accordance with normal Civil Service regulations.
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