Written answers
Tuesday, 20 May 2008
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Ministerial Staff
9:00 pm
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 302: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of civil servants who have worked in the constituency offices of the Minister and Ministers of State since 1997 to date in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20053/08]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The number of civil servants who have worked in the constituency offices of the Minister and the Ministers of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment from 1997 to date in 2008 are included in the following table.
| Year | Office Holder | Number of civil servants in Constituency Office |
| 1997 | Richard Bruton, T.D. Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. | 4 |
| Eithne Fitzgerald, T.D. Minister of State for Labour Affairs. | 4 | |
| Pat Rabbitte, T.D. Minister of State for Commerce, Science & Technology. | 2 | |
| June 1997 – June 2002 | Mary Harney, T.D. Tánaiste & Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. | 1997 and 1998 – 4 |
| Tom Kitt, T.D. Minister of State for Labour Affairs. | 1997 – 2 | |
| Noel Tracey, T.D. Minister of State for Science & Technology. | 1997 to 2002 – 4 | |
| June 2002 – September 2004 | Mary Harney, T.D. Tánaiste & Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. | 2002 to 2004 – 4 |
| Frank Fahey, T.D. Minister of State for Labour Affairs. | 2002 – 3 | |
| Michael Ahern, T.D. Minister of State for Trade and Commerce. | 2002 to 2004 – 2 | |
| September 2004 – June 2007 | Michael Martin, T.D. Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. | 2004 to 2007 – 3 |
| Tony Killeen, T.D. Minister of State for Labour Affairs. | 2004 and 2005 – 2 | |
| Michael Ahern, T.D. Minister of State for Trade and Commerce. | 2004 to 2006 – 1 | |
| June 2007 – May 2008 | Michael Martin, T.D. Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. | 2007 and 2008 – 3 |
| Billy Kelleher, T.D. Minister of State for Labour Affairs. | 2007 – 0 | |
| Michael Ahern, T.D. Minister of State for Innovation Policy. | 2007 and 2008 – 1 | |
| John McGuinness, T.D. Minister of State for Trade and Commerce. | 2007 – 0 | |
| May 2008 – date | Mary Coughlan, T.D. Tánaiste & Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. | 2008 – 3 |
| Billy Kelleher, T.D. Minister of State for Labour Affairs. | 2008 – 0 | |
| John McGuinness, T.D. Minister of State for Trade and Commerce. | 1 | |
| Dr. Jimmy Devins, T.D. Minister of State for Science, Technology and Innovation. | 1 |
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