Written answers
Wednesday, 5 July 2006
Department of An Taoiseach
Departmental Appointments
12:00 pm
Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 128: To ask the Taoiseach the number of political appointees and non established civil servants appointed to his Department since June 2002; the nature of the post to which each such person is appointed; the annual cost in terms of salaries or expenses in respect of each such post for each year since 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26981/06]
Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)
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The information sought by the Deputy is contained in the following schedule.
| Title | Year | Salary (incl. Overtime & allowances) | Expenses |
| Special Adviser and Programme Manager | 2002 | 172,699.00 | 1,089.91 |
| 2003 | 179,280.00 | 1,778.51 | |
| 2004 | 193,426.00 | 3,060.23 | |
| 2005 | 197,764.00 | 248.6 | |
| 2006 | 218,845.00 | 556.73 | |
| Special Adviser | 2002 | 83,595.00 | 277.02 |
| 2003 | 95,041.00 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 107,456.00 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 115,073.00 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 129,483.00 | 0 | |
| Special Adviser | 2002 | 83,595.00 | 584.47 |
| 2003 | 95,041.00 | 767.91 | |
| 2004 | 107,456.00 | 3,761.98 | |
| 2005 | 115,073.00 | 1,067.54 | |
| 2006 | 129,483.00 | 1,290.18 | |
| Special Adviser | 2002 | 57,971.00 | 0 |
| 2003 | 71,577.00 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 82,578.00 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 87,774.00 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 94,417.00 | 0 | |
| Special Adviser | 2002 | 103,320.00 | 0 |
| 2003 | 106,074.00 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 114,443.00 | 169.49 | |
| 2005 | 117,153.00 | 162.88 | |
| 2006 | 129,483.00 | 0 | |
| Programme Manager to Tanaiste | 2002 | 122,113.00 | 850.5 |
| 2003 | 125,496.00 | 1,998.16 | |
| 2004 | 135,397.00 | 1,027.22 | |
| 2005 | 138,433.00 | 2,111.44 | |
| 2006 | 153,190.00 | 0 | |
| Special Adviser (with responsibility for co-ordination between all Ministers of State) | 2004 | 41,521.00 | 0 |
| 2005 | 57,051.00 | 2,036.45 | |
| 2006 | 62,200.00 | 0 | |
| Government Press Secretary | 2002 | 48,783.00 | 971.25 |
| 2003 | 92,628.00 | 1,005.97 | |
| 2004 | 109,869.00 | 2,428.1 | |
| 2005 | 115,073.00 | 1,879.91 | |
| 2006 | 129,482.00 | 1,229.58 | |
| Deputy Government Press Secretary — left 31/07/05 | 2002 | 72,837.00 | 2,878.87 |
| 2003 | 97,352.46 | 2,128.02 | |
| 2004 | 96,482.26 | 2,158.03 | |
| 2005 | 55,670.82 | 1,533.39 | |
| Deputy Government Press Secretary | 2005 | 32,789.00 | 517.69 |
| 2006 | 101,303.00 | 1,226.34 | |
| Personal Assistant | 2002 | 33,561.69 | 0 |
| 2003 | 38,390.89 | 364.84 | |
| 2004 | 45,525.98 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 46,137.00 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 49,912.00 | 385.63 | |
| Personal Assistant | 2002 | 45,883.35 | 760.37 |
| 2003 | 48,912.25 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 56,554.63 | 316.36 | |
| 2005 | 57,256.00 | 1,333.59 | |
| 2006 | 58,732.00 | 194.74 | |
| Personal Assistant — left 29/10/04 | 2002 | 39,805.00 | 0 |
| 2003 | 27,972.46 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 23,351.59 | 0 | |
| Personal Assistant | 2002 | 40,832.00 | 404.59 |
| 2003 | 45,975.25 | 1,094.59 | |
| 2004 | 51,281.63 | 2,763.81 | |
| 2005 | 52,321.00 | 1,385.99 | |
| 2006 | 55,339.00 | 584.73 | |
| Personal Assistant | 2002 | 42,154.75 | 0 |
| 2003 | 42,366.95 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 46,669.58 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 50,661.82 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 51,087.00 | 0 | |
| Personal Assistant | 2002 | 55,237.60 | 0 |
| 2003 | 46,547.04 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 54,280.02 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 54,596.00 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 54,720.00 | 0 | |
| Personal Assistant to Minister of State and Government Chief Whip — started 26/10/04 | 2004 | 6,915.15 | 0 |
| 2005 | 40,107.00 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 49,080.00 | 0 | |
| Personal Secretary | 2002 | 20,043.52 | 0 |
| 2003 | 26,484.99 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 23,493.45 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 32,309.04 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 36,673.00 | 0 | |
| Personal Secretary to Minister of State and Government Chief Whip — started 29/09/04 | 2004 | 8,172.84 | 0 |
| 2005 | 40,677.00 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 42,947.00 | 0 | |
| Usher | 2002 | 27,499.93 | 0 |
| 2003 | 29,051.38 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 31,558.76 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 33,522.71 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 36,193.00 | 0 | |
| Special Adviser to Minister of State & Govt. chief whip started 1/10/04 | 2004 | 16,797.00 | 1,342.34 |
| 2005 | 74,519.00 | 3,054.69 | |
| 2006 | 81,374.00 | 0 | |
| Special Adviser — left 13/01/03 | 2002 | 68,889.00 | 774.76 |
| 2003 | 4,734.38 | 0 | |
| Special Adviser to Chief Whip & MOS Hanafin — left 8/10/04 | 2002 | 31,131.00 | 0 |
| 2003 | 66,134.41 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 59,243.85 | 0 | |
| Personal Secretary to MOS Roche — left 29/09/04 | 2002 | 15,364.00 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28,096.51 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 28,022.08 | 0 | |
| Personal Assistant to Chief Whip & MOS Hanafin — left 8/10/04 | 2002 | 13,666.00 | 0 |
| 2003 | 43,157.29 | 832.15 | |
| 2004 | 43,786.09 | 0 | |
| Personal Secretary to Chief Whip & MOS Hanafin 28/07/03-10/10/04 | 2003 | 10,486.01 | 0 |
| 2004 | 23,998.15 | 0 | |
| Personal Secretary to Chief Whip & MOS Hanafin — left 18/03/03 | 2002 | 19,336.00 | 0 |
| 2003 | 9,807.16 | 0 | |
| 7,223,154.72 | 58,438.57 |
Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 129: To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private office and the constituency office; the number of such 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 in respect of each Minister of State allocated to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26996/06]
Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 130: To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff broken down by grade employed within his private office and his constituency office; the number of such 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. [27011/06]
Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 129 and 130 together.
I refer the Deputy to the answers he was given on Wednesday, 7 December 2005 (Ref 38323/05) and Tuesday 13 December, 2005 (Ref 39019/05). There have been no changes in the staffing of these offices since that date.
The projected annual cost of these Offices for 2006 are as follows:
| Office | Salary (incl. overtime) | Expenses |
| € | € | |
| Taoiseach's Private Office | 673,731.00 | 17,023.09 |
| Taoiseach's Constituency Office | 265,388.00 | Nil |
| Office of the Chief Whip & Minister of State | 456,941.00 | 7,719.21 |
| Office of the Minister of State for European Affairs | 124,675.87 | 1,166.03 |
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