Written answers

Tuesday, 13 December 2005

Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government

Ministerial Staff

11:00 pm

Photo of Eamon GilmoreEamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 486: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 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. [39033/05]

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

Minister of State (Deputy Noel Ahern): private office.
Permanent civil servants Temporary unestablished civil servants
Number Grade number title
1 Executive officer, private secretary, nil
1 Executive officer, nil
2 Clerical officer, nil
Minister of State (Deputy Noel Ahern): constituency office.
Permanent civil servants Temporary unestablished civil servants
Number Grade number title
1 Executive officer 1, personal assistant, HEO grade
2 Clerical officer 1, personal secretary, secretarial assistant grade

Annual salary costs for the above staff based on the rates of pay at 1 December 2005 amounts to €264,222.13. Overtime and travel and subsistence is paid as the need arises, in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines, and to date in 2005, has amounted to €19,955.17 and €502.58, respectively, for both offices.

Minister of State (Deputy Batt O'Keeffe): Private office.
Permanent civil servants Temporary unestablished civil servants
Number Grade number title
1 Higher executive officer, private secretary, nil
1 Executive officer, nil
1 Clerical officer, nil
Minister of State (Deputy Batt O'Keeffe): Constituency office.
Permanent civil servants Temporary unestablished civil servants
Number Grade number title
1 Executive officer, 1, personal assistant, HEO grade
1 personal secretary, secretarial assistant grade

Annual salary costs for the above staff based on the rates of pay at 1 December 2005 amounts to € 222,868.16. Overtime and travel and subsistence is paid as the need arises, in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines, and to date in 2005, has amounted to €239.07 and €9,871.69, respectively, for both offices.

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