Written answers
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
Department of Foreign Affairs
Ministerial Staff
10:00 pm
John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 307: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of persons employed in each of the Ministers of State private offices and their constituency offices; the annual amount paid in respect of salaries in regard to each such office; if he will provide the information in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45064/08]
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The requested details for my Department are set out in tabular form below:
| Private Office | Constituency Office | |
| Minister of State for European Affairs, Mr Dick Roche, T.D.* | 6.6 (3.6 civil servants, | 4.5 (4.5 civil servants) |
| Minister of State for Overseas Development, Mr Peter Power, T.D. | 6 (5 civil servants, | 5 (3 civil servants, |
| *The 6.6 staff in the Private Office of Minister of State Roche refers to the number of full-time equivalent staff. This number includes two staff who are each on 80% work patterns (i.e. work four out of five days per week).The 4.5 staff in the Constituency Office of Minister of State Roche includes one staff member on a 50% work pattern. |
| 2008 (estimated for full year) | ||
| Private Office | Constituency Office | |
| € | € | |
| Minister of State for European Affairs, Mr Dick Roche, T.D. | 412,400 | 224,000 |
| Minister of State for Overseas Development: | 269,000 | 245,500 |
Each Minister of State has also appointed two civilian drivers, whose salaries are included in the overall figures for Constituency Offices above.
I would point out that the number of staff assigned to Ministers' Offices in the Department of Foreign Affairs complies with the relevant Department of FinaI would point out that the number of staff assigned to Ministers' Offices in the Department of Foreign Affairs complies with the relevant Department of Finance guidelines.
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