Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 450: To ask the Minister for Education and Science 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. [20052/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The number of civil servants who have worked in the Constituency Offices of Ministers for Education and Science and Ministers of State at my Department are as follows:

Minister for Education 1997-2002: 4 civil servants

Minister for Education 2002 to date: 3.5 civil servants

Minister of State 1997-1998: 2.5 civil servants

Minister of State 1998 to date: 3 civil servants

The number of civil servants assigned to Constituency Offices is in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the Department of Finance in relation to the staffing of Ministerial Offices.