Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 209: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform in respect of each Minister of State within his Department the number of staff broken down by grade employed within their private office and their constituency office; the number of 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. [42731/06]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 210: To ask the Tánaiste and 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 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. [42746/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 209 and 210 together.

The information requested by the Deputy is set out as follows:

By virtue of my appointment as Tánaiste a Programme Manager has recently been appointed. In 2006 the total cost at the end of November (including salaries, overtime and expenses) of political appointees and civil servants employed in my private and constituency offices was €523,485.

In 2006 the total cost at the end of November (including salaries, overtime and expenses) of political appointees and civil servant employed in the Minister of State's private and constituency offices was €359,647. The total cost of civil servants employed in these offices is in accordance with the appropriate pay rates set out for the relevant grades by the Department of Finance.