Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 321: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism 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 he will make a statement on the matter. [20048/08]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism was established in June 2002. Currently there are 2 established civil servants employed in my constituency office. The number of established civil servants, some of whom were employed on a worksharing basis, who served in the constituency office from 2002 to 2007, is set out. The staffing numbers are in line with the Department of Finance guidelines on such matters.

Since its establishment in 2002, no Minister of State was appointed at the Department up to the recent appointment of Minister of State Mansergh. I understand that Minister of State Mansergh will not require constituency facilities at the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism.