Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 617: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of press officers that are employed in his Department, employed in each agency reporting to his Department, were employed in his Department in 2002 and were employed in each agency reporting to his Department in 2002; and if he will provide the information in tabular readable form. [32359/07]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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There is currently one Press Officer, who is a civil servant, assigned to the Press Office in my Department. I have also appointed one Press Adviser, who is a political appointee.

In 2002 there was one Press Officer, a civil servant, assigned to the Press Office in the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources and the then Minister also engaged one political appointee as a Press Adviser.

I have no function in relation to press officer staffing of agencies under the aegis of my Department.