Written answers
Tuesday, 12 December 2006
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Departmental Staff
11:00 am
Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 529: 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 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. [42727/06]
Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 530: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 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. [42742/06]
Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 529 and 530 together.
The staffing composition of my private and constituency offices (detailing permanent civil servants and temporary unestablished civil servants) are set out in the following tables.
Private Office | |||
Permanent Civil Servants | Temporary Unestablished Civil Servants | ||
Full time Equivalents | Grade | Full time Equivalents | Title |
1 | Executive Officer (Private Secretary) | 1 | Special Advisers (Principal Officer grade) |
3 | Executive Officer | ||
3 | Clerical Officer |
Constituency Office | |||
Permanent Civil Servants | Temporary Unestablished Civil Servants | ||
Full time Equivalents | Grade | Full time Equivalents | Title |
2 | Executive Officer | 1 | Personal Assistant (HEO grade) |
2.5 | Clerical Officer | 1 | Personal Secretary (Secretarial Assistant grade) |
From January to end November 2006 salary costs for the above staff amounted to €526,465.67.
Overtime and travel and subsistence are paid as the need arises in accordance with Department of Finance Guidelines; from January to the end of November 2006 these have amounted to €23,437.44 and €14,221.10 respectively.
The staffing composition of the private and constituency offices of both Ministers of State at my Department are set out in the following tables.
Minister Noel Ahern: Private Office | |||
Permanent Civil Servants | Temporary Unestablished Civil Servants | ||
Full time Equivalents | Grade | Full time Equivalents | Title |
1 | Higher Executive Officer (Private Secretary) | ||
2 | Executive Officer | ||
2 | Clerical Officer |
Minister Noel Ahern: Constituency Office | |||
Permanent Civil Servants | Temporary Unestablished Civil Servants | ||
Full time Equivalents | Grade | Full time Equivalents | Title |
1 | Executive Officer | 1 | Personal Assistant (HEO grade) |
2 | Clerical Officer | 1 | Personal Secretary (Secretarial Assistant grade) |
From January to end November 2006 salary costs for the above staff amounted to €345,919.54. Overtime, from January to the end of November 2006, amounted to €12,217.20 and no travel and subsistence expenses have been incurred to date in 2006.
Minister Batt O'Keeffe: Private Office | |||
Permanent Civil Servants | Temporary Unestablished Civil Servants | ||
Full time Equivalents | Grade | Full time Equivalents | Title |
1 | Higher Executive Officer (Private Secretary) | ||
1 | Executive Officer |
Minister Batt O'Keeffe: Constituency Office | |||
Permanent Civil Servants | Temporary Unestablished Civil Servants | ||
Full time Equivalents | Grade | Full time Equivalents | Title |
1 | Executive Officer | 1 | Personal Assistant (HEO grade) |
1 | Clerical Officer | 1 | Personal Secretary (Secretarial Assistant grade) |
From January to end November 2006 salary costs for the above staff amounted to €248,966.74. Overtime and travel and subsistence, from January to the end of November 2006, amounted to €68.27 and €8,174.97 respectively.
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