Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 937: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of staff broken down by grade, the number of such staff who are full time civil servants, the number of such staff who are political appointees, the cost for 2007 of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses and the projected cost for 2008 of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses in respect of the private and the constituency office of him and each Minister of State within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30631/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The information sought by the Deputy is as follows.

My Office is staffed by 12.5 civil servants (1 Administrative Officer, 3 Executive Officers and 8.5 Clerical Officers) and 3 political appointees (1 Special Advisor, 1 Press Advisor and 1 Personal Assistant).

Minister of State, Conor Lenihan's Office is staffed by 8 civil servants (1 Administrative Officer, 2 Executive Officers and 5 Clerical Officers) and 2 political appointees (1 Personal Secretary and 1 Personal Assistant).

The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the costs associated with the staffing of the Minister's Office in respect of 2007 and 2008 is set out in the table below. It should be noted that, in view of the periods concerned, the figures cover costs associated with my staff and that of my predecessors.

In terms of projected costs, it is expected that the salary costs for my Office for the remainder of 2008 will be in the region of €230,029.

The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the costs associated with the staffing of the Minister of State's Office/s in respect of 2007 and 2008 is set out in the table below. Once again it should be noted that, in view of the periods concerned, the figures cover costs associated with staff of the current Minister of State and that of his predecessors.

In terms of projected costs, it is expected that the salary costs for the Minister of State's Office for the remainder of 2008 will be in the region of €124,271.

Staff in both Offices would be entitled to travel and subsistence expenses in accordance with relevant Department of Finance circulars.