Written answers

Tuesday, 12 December 2006

Department of Foreign Affairs

Departmental Staff

11:00 am

Photo of Eamon GilmoreEamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 345: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs 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. [42729/06]

Photo of Eamon GilmoreEamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 346: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs 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. [42744/06]

Photo of Dermot AhernDermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take questions numbers 345 and 346 together.

The following tables set out the grades, numbers and remuneration of the personnel in my private and constituency offices and those of the two Ministers of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs:

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Dermot Ahern, T.D.
Private Office
Grade / PositionNumberRemuneration
Special Adviser (non-established)1Principal Officer Standard Scale €80,408-€99,457
Personal Secretary (non-established)1Executive Officer (Higher) Scale €28,523-€47,039
Private Secretary1First Secretary Standard Scale €61,755-€77,003
Higher Executive Officer1Higher Executive Officer Standard Scale €43,445-€55,147
Executive Officer1Executive Officer Standard Scale €28,523-€45,262
Clerical Officer5Clerical Officer Full PRSI Scale €22,102-€35, 838
Total10
Constituency Office
Grade / PositionNumberRemuneration
Personal Assistant (non-established)1Higher Executive Officer Standard Scale €43,445-€55,147
Executive Officer1Executive Officer Full PRSI Scale €30,027-€47,641
Clerical Officer1Clerical Officer Higher Standard Scale €21,974-€34,786
Clerical Officer2Clerical Officer Full PRSI Scale €22,102-€35,838
Total5
Minister of State, Mr. Conor Lenihan, T.D.
Private Office
Grade / PositionNumberRemuneration
Private Secretary1Executive Officer Full PRSI Scale €30,027-€47,641
Executive Officer1Executive Officer Standard Scale €28,523-€45,262
Clerical Officer3Clerical Officer full PRSI Scale €22,102-€35,838
Total5
Constituency Office
Grade / PositionNumberRemuneration
Personal Secretary (non-established)1Appointed at Minimum Point HEO Standard Scale: €43,445
Personal Assistant (non-established)1Higher Executive Officer Standard Scale €43,445-€55,147
Clerical Officer2Clerical Officer Full PRSI Scale €22,102-€35,838
Clerical Officer1Clerical Officer Standard Scale €20,995-€34,050
Total5
Minister of State, Mr. Noel Treacy, T.D.
Private Office
Grade / PositionNumberRemuneration
Special Adviser (non-established)1Principal Officer Standard Scale €80,408-€99,457
Private Secretary1Higher Executive Officer Standard Scale €43,445-€55,147
Clerical Officer1Clerical Officer Higher Standard Scale €21,974-€34, 786
Clerical Officer2 (1 of whom work shares)Clerical Officer Standard Scale €20,995-€34,050
Total5
Constituency Office
Grade / PositionNumberRemuneration
Personal Secretary (non-established)1Secretarial Assistant Scale €21,002-€40,520 (Plus a 10% allowance)
Executive Officer1Executive Officer Standard Scale €28,523-€45,262
Clerical Officer2 (1 of whom work-shares)Clerical Officer Standard Scale €20,995-€34,050
Clerical Officer2Clerical Officer Full PRSI Scale €22,102-€35,838
Total6

The employment contracts of the non-established officers referred to in the tables are coterminous with the appointment of the relevant Minister. It did not prove possible to provide a detailed breakdown of salary, overtime and expenses in respect of the staff of each of the offices. However, I can confirm that these were paid in accordance with normal Civil Service regulations.

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