Written answers
Tuesday, 6 November 2007
Department of An Taoiseach
Ministerial Staff
9:00 pm
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 91: To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff in his constituency office; the number of these who are civil servants; the number who are not; the cost to the Exchequer of the salaries and expenses in a full year for the civil servants and non-civil service staff; if he will provide the information in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27213/07]
Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)
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The number of staff in my Constituency Office, their costs to the Exchequer and expenses for the full year ended 31 December, 2006* are listed in the table below.
Taoiseach's Constituency Office | |
Number of Civil Servants | 8 |
Number of Non-Civil Servants | 1 |
Salaries: including allowances and overtime for Civil Servants | €249,750 |
Salaries: including allowances and overtime for non-Civil Servants | €36,276 |
Travel and Subs expenses for Civil Servants | Nil |
Travel and Subs expenses for non-Civil Servants | Nil |
*Last full year for which information available. |
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 92: To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff in his private office; the number of these who are civil servants; the number who are not; the cost to the Exchequer of the salaries and expenses in a full year for the civil servants and non-civil service staff; if he will provide the information in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27228/07]
Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)
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The number of staff in my Private Office, their costs to the Exchequer and expenses for the full year ended 31 December, 2006* are listed below.
Taoiseach's Private Office | |
No. of Civil Servants | 13 |
No. of non-Civil Servants | 0 |
Salaries of Civil Servants (incl. allowances & overtime) | €663,983.43 |
Salaries of Non-Civil Servants (incl. allowances & overtime) | Nil |
Travel & Subs expenses for Civil Servants | €2,453.19 |
Travel & Subs expenses for Non-Civil Servants | Nil |
*Last full year for which figures are available. |
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 93: To ask the Taoiseach the number, for each Minister of State assigned to his Department, of staff in their constituency office; the number of these who are civil servants; the number who are not; the cost to the Exchequer of the salaries and expenses in a full year for the civil servants and non civil service staff; if she will provide the information in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27243/07]
Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)
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There are two Ministers of State assigned to my Department — the Government Chief Whip, Mr. Tom Kitt, T.D. and the Minister of State for European Affairs, Mr. Dick Roche, T.D. Only the Government Chief Whip's Constituency Office is based in my Department. The Constituency Office of the Minister of State for European Affairs is based in the Department of Foreign Affairs.
The number of staff in Minister of State Kitt's Constituency Office, their costs to the Exchequer and expenses for the full year ended 31 December, 2006* are listed in the table below.
Minister of State (T. Kitt, T.D) — Constituency Office | |
No. of Civil Servants | 3 |
No. of non-Civil Servants | 1 |
Salaries of Civil Servants (incl. allowances & overtime) | €116,931 |
Salaries of Non- Civil Servants (incl. allowances & overtime) | €43,091 |
Travel & Subs expenses for Civil Servants | Nil |
Travel & Subs expenses for Non-Civil Servants | €1,661.22 |
*Last full year for which information is available. | |
Note: This does not include 1 Private Secretary and 1 Clerical Officer who support Minister Kitt in his role at the Department of Defence and who are located in this Department but are the staff of the Department of Defence. |
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 94: To ask the Taoiseach the number, for each Minister of State assigned to his Department, of staff in their private office; the number of these who are civil servants; the number who are not; the cost to the Exchequer of the salaries and expenses in a full year for the civil servants and non civil service staff; if he will provide the information in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27258/07]
Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick East, Fine Gael)
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Question 95: To ask the Taoiseach the numbers and grades of staff employed in the Chief Whip's Office; and the annual cost of those staff. [27268/07]
Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick East, Fine Gael)
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Question 96: To ask the Taoiseach the number and grades of staff employed in Minister for State with special responsibility for European Affair's Office; and the annual cost of those staff. [27273/07]
Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 94 to 96, inclusive, together.
There are two Ministers of State assigned to my Department — Government Chief Whip, Mr. Tom Kitt, T.D. and the Minister of State for European Affairs, Mr. Dick Roche, T.D.
The number of staff in each of the Private Offices of those Ministers of State assigned to my Department, their costs to the Exchequer and expenses for the full year ended 31 December, 2006* are listed in the tables below.
Office of the Government Chief Whip (Private Office) | |
Number of Civil Servants | 4 |
Number of Non-Civil Servants | Nil |
Salaries: including allowances and overtime for Civil Servants | €215,297 |
Salaries: including allowances and overtime for non-Civil Servants | Nil |
Travel and Subs expenses for Civil Servants | Nil |
Travel and Subs expenses for non-Civil Servants | Nil |
Office of the Minister of State for European Affairs (Private Office) | |
Number of Civil Servants | 3 |
Number of Non-Civil Servants | Nil |
Salaries: including allowances and overtime for Civil Servants | €112,376 |
Salaries: including allowances and overtime for non-Civil Servants | Nil |
Travel and Subs expenses for Civil Servants | €1,488 |
Travel and Subs expenses for non-Civil Servants | Nil |
* Last full year for which information is available. | |
Please note that Mr. Noel Treacy T.D. was Minister of State for European Affairs during this period. |
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