Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 213: To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff in his Department currently earning the national minimum wage; the number of staff in his Department currently earning not more than one euro per hour more than the minimum wage; the number of staff in his Department's agencies currently earning the national minimum wage; the number of staff in his Department's agencies currently earning not more than one euro per hour more than the minimum wage; the number of staff who are employed by contractors to his Department currently earning the national minimum wage; the number employed by contractors of his Department currently earning not more than one euro per hour more than the minimum wage; the number of staff in his Department currently earning less than the national minimum wage, including those earning the sub-minimum wage as defined by Sections 15 and 16 of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000; the number of staff in his Department's agencies currently earning less than the national minimum wage, including those earning the sub-minimum wage as defined by Sections 15 and 16 of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000; the number of staff who are employed by contractors to his Department currently earning less than the national minimum wage, including those earning the sub-minimum wage as defined by Sections 15 and 16 of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43761/06]

Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)
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There are no staff in my Department, my Department's agencies or contractors employed directly by my Department currently earning the national minimum wage, one euro per hour more than the minimum wage or earning less than the minimum wage.

Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 214: To ask the Taoiseach the number of civil servants and other staff employed in his constituency office; and the grade and remuneration of each. [1754/07]

Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)
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The number of civil servants and other staff currently employed in my Constituency Office, their grade and remuneration is set out in the table below.

Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 215: To ask the Taoiseach the number of civil servants and other staff in his press office and the grade and remuneration of each staff member. [1769/07]

Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)
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The number of civil servants and other staff currently employed in the Government Press Office, their grade and remuneration is set out in the table below.

Each Press Officer is normally required to be on call one week in four, for which they receive an on-call allowance of five hours overtime at double time rates per week.