Written answers
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Ministerial Staff
9:00 pm
Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 1082: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of staff in his private office and constituency office in 2008 broken down by grade; the salary cost including overtime, expenses and allowances and so on in each office for 2008; and the number of these staff personally appointed by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1529/09]
John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The information requested is set out in the following tables.
| Private Office | |||
| Grade | No. of staff | Salary Scale | Overtime/ Allowance |
| € | |||
| Special Adviser (Personally appointed) | 2 | Annual Salary €89,819 × 2 | Nil |
| Private Secretary — Higher Executive Officer | 1 | 20,187 | |
| Executive Officer | 3 | 12,623 | |
| Clerical Officer | 3 | 2,902 |
| Constituency Office | |||
| Grade | No. of staff | Salary Scale | Overtime/ Allowance |
| € | |||
| Personal Assistant-Higher Executive Officer (Personally appointed) | 1 | Nil | |
| Personal Secretary-Executive Officer (Personally appointed) | 0.5 × 2 | Nil | |
| Executive Officer | 2 | 360 | |
| Clerical Officer | 2.5 | 583 |
The salary scales for all administrative grades are available on the Department of Finance website (www.finance.gov.ie). Expenses attributed to my offices from 1 January to 31 December 2008 amount to €128,635.47. The figures include travel and subsistence expenses for the above staff and general running costs associated with these offices.
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