Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 402: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform 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. [26992/06]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 403: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform 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. [27007/06]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 404: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform 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. [27022/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 402 to 404, inclusive, together.

The staffing of my constituency and private office and that of my Minister of State Mr. Frank Fahey T.D. is set out in the following table.

In 2005 the total cost (including salaries, overtime and expenses) of political appointees and non civil servants employed in my constituency and private offices was €152,106.33. The total cost of the civil servants employed in those offices was in accordance with the appropriate pay rates set out for the relevant grades by the Department of Finance.

In 2005 the total cost (including salaries, overtime and expenses) of political appointees or non civil servants employed in the Minister of State's constituency and private offices was €78,669.61. The total cost of the civil servants employed in those offices was in accordance with the appropriate pay rates set out for these grades by the Department of Finance.

Finally, I assume the Deputy is referring to the political appointees and non established staff within my Private and Constituency Office appointed since June 2002. Since my appointment as Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, I have appointed two Special advisers, one of whom resigned in June 2004, one personal assistant and one personal secretary to work in my offices. As advised above the most recent figures available indicate that the cost of these appointments in 2005 was €152,106.33.