Written answers

Wednesday, 21 November 2007

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Departmental Expenditure

9:00 pm

Photo of Damien EnglishDamien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 228: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimate he has made of the cost of paying salaries and pension contributions for additional Ministers of State appointed by him in 2007; the cost of same for staff assigned to each additional Minister for State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30160/07]

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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There has been 3 additional Ministers of State appointed to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment in 2007, of which, only one and his staff is paid by this Department. The estimate of the cost of salaries for the Minister of State and his staff is €461,253 per annum. Pension contributions are deducted based on the PRSI class of each individual. The additional Minister of State is paid a Minister of State's non-pensionable allowance by this Department.

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