Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 301: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants engaged solely in constituency work on behalf of the Ministers of State in his Department at present; and the salaries, accommodation costs and expenses involved or associated with these duties in 2008. [2066/09]

Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 302: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants engaged in constituency work on behalf of the Ministers of State in his Department at present; and the salaries, accommodation costs and expenses involved or associated with these duties in 2008. [2081/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 301 and 302 together.

The following two staff engaged solely on constituency work attached to the Office of Public Works for the Minister of State are in temporary, unestablished positions, their contracts being co-terminous with the tenure of the Minister of State:

These staff are entitled to claim travel and subsistence and overtime under the normal Civil Service regulations.

There are no direct accommodation costs to his Department, as one member of the staff based in the Dublin office of the Office of Public Works is accommodated within the overall space available to the OPW. The costs associated with the accommodation of staff based at his constituency office in Tipperary are met from the Constituency Office Maintenance allowance available to all Deputies supplemented by his own resources.

Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 303: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants engaged solely in constituency work on his behalf in his Department; and the salaries, accommodation costs and expenses involved or associated with these duties. [2103/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The following staff are engaged solely on constituency work in my Department:

These Officers are entitled to claim travel and subsistence and overtime under the normal Civil Service regulations.

There are no direct accommodation costs to my Department as the 3 staff based in my office in Government Buildings are accommodated within the overall space available to the Department. The costs associated with the accommodation of 2 staff based at my constituency office are met from my own resources supplemented by the Constituency Office Maintenance allowance available to all Deputies.