Written answers
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Departmental Staff
9:00 pm
John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 561: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons employed in each of the private offices and the constituency offices of his Ministers of State; the annual amount paid in respect of salaries to each office for 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23342/11]
Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The information requested is set out in the table:
| Minister of State | Private Office - Number of Staff * | Private Office - Salary Costs | Constituency Office -Number of Staff | Constituency Office - Salary Costs | |
| 2009Pre 22 April | M. Kitt | 5 | €94,440.44 | 5 | €84,418.88 |
| 2009 | M.Finneran | 7 | €332,610.18 | 5 | €163,934.53 |
| 2010 | M.Finneran | 7 | €309,210.63 | 4 | €176,494.32 |
| 2011Pre 10 March | M.Finneran | 7 | €60,397.51 | 4 | €30,842.13 |
| 2011Post 10 March | W.Penrose | 7 ** | €160,052.55 | 3 | €57,343.03 |
* Numbers employed include 2 civilian drivers for each office for each year.
** Minister of State Penrose attends Cabinet and employs a Special Adviser.
Minister of State O'Dowd has no staff assigned to his office in my Department.
Similarly, no staff were assigned to the offices of former Ministers of State Cuffe, Hoctor and Brady.
John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 562: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of special advisers and programme managers in his Department; the annual amount paid in respect of salaries in regard to each such office for each of the years 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23357/11]
Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The information requested is set out in the table:
| Year | Minister | No. of Special Advisors | Salary Costing |
| 2009 | J. Gormley | 4* | €483,876.64 |
| 2010 | J. Gormley | 4* | €478,518.37 |
| 2011(1 - 23 January) | J. Gormley | 4* | €34,246.89 |
| 2011(24 January – 9 March) | É. Ó Cuív | 0 | 0 |
| 2011(10 March to date) | P. Hogan | 1 | €32,027.03 |
| 2011(10 March to date) | W. Penrose | 1 | €24,556.37 |
* Includes a Programme Manager who was based in the Department of the Taoiseach.
John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 563: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons employed in his private offices and constituency offices; the annual amount paid in respect of salaries in regard to each such office for 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011 in tabular format; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23372/11]
Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The information requested is set out in the table:
| Minister Office | Private Office - Salary Costs | Constituency Office -Number of Staff # | Constituency Office - Salary Costs | ||
| 2009 | J Gormley ** | 10.85 | €839,682.95 | 5.35 | €259,863.39 |
| 2010 | J Gormley ** | 10.5 | €825,877.86 | 5 | €210,117.24 |
| 2011(1 - 23 January) | J Gormley ** | 10.5 | €59,474.93 | 5 | €18,772.76 |
| 2011(24 January – 9 March) | É O Cuív | 4.5 | €27,025.13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011(10 March to date) | P Hogan | 9 * | €197,822.75 | 4 | €52,947.89 |
* Minister Hogan employs 2 civilian drivers who are reflected in this table.
# Staff figures given as whole time equivalent.
** Figure for Minister Gormley's Private Office in 2009, 2010 – 2011 includes a Programme Manager who was based in the Department of the Taoiseach.
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