Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 179: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of persons employed in his private office and his constituency office; the annual amount paid in respect of salaries and expenses in regard to each office in tabular form; the number of persons employed in the private and constituency offices of the Ministers of State in his Department; the annual amount paid in respect of salaries and expenses in regard to each office in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46380/09]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The number and grades of staff in my Private and Constituency Offices are set out in the following tabular format.

The following table gives the annual salary costs for each office for 2009.

The following tables set out the number and grades of staff employed in the Private and Constituency Offices of each Minister of State in my Department.

The following table gives the annual salary costs for each Minister of State's office for 2009.

In the time available, it is not possible to provide precise information in relation to the travel, subsistence and overtime expenses attributed to the above offices. However, I can confirm that any such expenses would be processed in full compliance with the standard Civil Service regulations governing overtime, travel and subsistence.