Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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Question 110: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the numbers, duties and grades of all persons within his Department who are assigned to work on constituency matters for him and any other Ministers assigned to his Department. [8239/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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At a Government meeting held on the 15th March, 2011, it was decided to reduce the number of staff permitted at Ministers' constituency offices from 6 to 4 and Minister of State's constituency offices from 5 to 3. There are currently 2 officers in my Constituency Office. Their grades are as follows: 1 Higher Executive Officer; 1 Staff Officer. There is currently 1 (0.8 full time equivalent) officer, at Staff Officer grade, in the Constituency Office of the Minister of State at my Department. The duties of the above staff, who are all civil servants, are appropriate to their grade. Further appointments will be in accordance with the above Government Decision.