Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 194: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of programme managers, special advisers, policy assistants, personnel on secondment and other personnel who are not part of the existing Civil Service who make up her Department, including permanent civil servants attached to the office of the Minister and Minister of States; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33006/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The following staff in my Department are not part of the civil service staff of the Department:

Minister's Office

1 Special Advisor (non Civil Servant)

1 Personal Assistant (non Civil Servant)

1 Personal Secretary (non Civil Servant)

1 Press officer (Civil Servant on secondment)

Minister of State Office:

1 Personal Assistant (non Civil Servant)

1 Personal Secretary (non Civil Servant)

2 Civilian Drivers (non Civil Servants)

There is one person who is on secondment to my Department as a Post Primary Inspector. There are 10 Civil Servants working in my Private and Constituency offices and 8 Civil Servants working in the Private and Constituency offices of the Minister of State. The staffing numbers for my offices and those of the Minister of State are within the staffing guidelines laid down by the Department of Finance.