George Lee (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 231: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the average wage and number of staff employed by his Department each year from 1997 to 2008 broken down by job title and grade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43929/09]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism was established in June 2002. The staffing numbers by grade are set out in the annual reports for the Department for the years, 2002/2003 to 2008 which are all available on the Department's website at www.arts-sports-tourism.gov.ie. The changes in the staff numbers in the annual reports since 2005 were due to the establishment as separate legal entities of the National Museum of Ireland and the National Library of Ireland which were up to then part of the Department. The annual payroll costs over the period in question are set out in the annual Estimates for the Department. The relevant pay scales for staff are those approved by the Department of Finance, as outlined in their website www.finance.gov.ie.