Written answers
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Department of Transport
Ministerial Staff
11:00 pm
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 858: To ask the Minister for Transport in respect of the current year in terms of full-time equivalents the number of persons employed in his, or if applicable his predecessors', constituency office; the annual amount paid in respect of salaries and expenses to each individual; the location or locations of such constituency office; if those offices are on departmental property, to state the office space dedicated to such an office and the estimated value of same; the estimated cost of the provision of utilities, services and other miscellaneous costs to the office; if he will provide the same information for 2008, 2009 and from 14 June to the end of 2007; if he will provide the same information for Ministers of State attached to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32281/10]
Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The requested details in relation to staffing in my constituency office are set out below. The salary amounts include employers PRSI and no non-salary expenses were incurred.
| Minister Noel Dempsey staffing from June 2007-2010 to date | |||||
| Grade | Annual amount paid to date 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | Location |
| € | € | € | € | ||
| Clerical Officer | 22,247 | 29,492 | 27,744 | 25,624 | 44 Kildare Street |
| Clerical Officer | 1,069 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 Kildare Street |
| Executive Officer | 33,825 | 50,629 | 49,142 | 46,710 | 44 Kildare Street |
| Personal Assistant (now retired) | 12,383 | 59,228 | 59,290 | 28,962 | Trim, Co Meath |
| Personal Assistant | 20,859 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Trim, Co Meath |
| Personal Secretary | 34,310 | 32,141 | 46,556 | 22,794 | Trim, Co Meath |
The number of staff in a Minister's and Minister of State's Constituency office can not exceed 6 and 5 respectively. The Executive Officer was recently transferred to other duties and has not been replaced.
The rental and other costs related to offices in my constituency offices outside the Department are not borne by the State. Constituency staff who occupy workstations in my Department share office space with my departmental staff. The Department does not differentiate costs for utility services between functions.
Minister of State
The tables below contain requested details in relation to staffing in the constituency office of current and former Ministers of State in this Department. The salary amounts include employers PRSI. There was no Minister of State assigned to my Department in two periods from June 2007 to May 2008 and from April 2009 to March 2010.
| Minister of State Noel Ahern from May 2008 to April 2009 | ||||
| Grade | Annual amount paid 2008 | Expenses 2008-2009 | Annual amount paid 2009 | Location |
| € | € | € | ||
| Personal Assistant | 38,259 | 0 | 28,994 | Leeson Lane |
| Personal Secretary | 27,566 | 70 | 17,639 | Leeson Lane |
| Executive Officer | 23,626 | 0 | 17,460 | Leeson Lane |
| Clerical Officer | 17,723 | 0 | 12,703 | Leeson Lane |
| Clerical Officer | 17,234 | 0 | 15,080 | Leeson Lane |
| Minister of State Ciaran Cuffe from March 2010 to date | ||
| Grade | Annual amount paid to date 2010 | Location |
| € | ||
| Personal Assistant | 25,710 | 44 Kildare St |
| Personal Secretary | 14,734 | 44 Kildare St |
No non-salary expenses were incurred during this period.
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