Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 332: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39028/05]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The private office of the Minister of State at my Department is staffed by three permanent civil servants — one executive officer and two clerical officers. There are no political appointees.

The annual payments for salaries, including overtime, allowances and expenses for staff in 2005 were as follows:

The constituency office of the Minister of State at my Department is located in and staffed by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.