Written answers

Wednesday, 14 September 2011

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Ministerial Staff

9:00 pm

Photo of John O'MahonyJohn O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 34: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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. [23344/11]

Photo of John O'MahonyJohn O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 35: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of special advisors 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. [23359/11]

Photo of John O'MahonyJohn O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 36: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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. [23374/11]

Photo of Eamon GilmoreEamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 34 to 36, inclusive, together.

The staffing arrangements for my private and constituency offices and those of Minister of State O'Sullivan and Minister of State Creighton in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade are set out in the following table. These arrangements are in line with the Government's decision on 15 March 2011 to reduce maximum permitted constituency office staffing levels for Ministers of the Government and Ministers of State.

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade
Office of the TánaisteConstituency Office
2 Special Advisers1 Personal Assistant
1 Personal Assistant1 Personal Secretary
1 Clerical Officer
Private Office – Foreign Affairs and Trade
1 Special Adviser
1 Private Secretary (Third Secretary)
1 Higher Executive Officer
1 Executive Officer
3 Clerical Officers
Minister of State for Trade and Development
Private OfficeConstituency Office
1 Private Secretary (Third Secretary)1 Personal Assistant
1 Executive Officer1 Personal Secretary
2 Clerical Officers1 Clerical Officer
2 Civilian Drivers
Minister of State for European Affairs
Private Office *Constituency Office
1 Executive Officer – part time1 Personal Secretary
1 Personal Assistant2 Clerical Officers
1 Clerical Officer
2 Civilian Drivers

The basic salary costs of each office for 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011 are outlined in the following table:

200920102011 to date
Office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs *€725,452€585,179€301,983
Office of the Minister of State for European Affairs€688,473€525,056€277,063
Office of the Minister of State for Development **€541,901€253,492€174,562

* From 10 March 2011 – Office of the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

** From 10 March 2011 – Office of the Minister of State for Development and Trade

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