Written answers
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
Department of Foreign Affairs
Departmental Staff
10:00 am
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 390: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of staff at his disposal including those within his Department; the number of staff currently registered to work in his constituency office; his overall staff budget for 2010; his overall staff budget was for 2007 to 2009, inclusive; if he will provide a breakdown of the way this money was spent regarding staff; and the title or position of each member of staff. [30080/10]
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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12.8 full-time equivalent staff work in my Private and Constituency Offices. A breakdown of their positions is provided in the following table.
Position | Number of staff |
Private Secretary | 1 |
Higher Executive Officer | 1 |
Executive Officer | 2 |
Staff Officer | 1 |
Clerical Officer | 4.8 |
Special Advisor | 1 |
Personal Assistant | 1 |
Personal Secretary | 1 |
Total | 12.8 |
Eight of these posts are in my Private Office - seven civil servants and one personal appointee. In my Constituency Office, there are 4.8 staff, 2.8 of whom are civil servants and two of whom are personal appointees. The number of staff assigned to my Private and Constituency Offices complies with the relevant Department of Finance guidelines.
I do not have a specific budget for these staff. Their salaries and any official expenses that arise in the course of their duties are paid for from the overall budget of the Department of Foreign Affairs.
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