Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 474: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of his constituency and parliamentary staff, appointed following the February 2011 elections, on salaries that exceed their applicable pay scale grade; the number of his existing and parliamentary staff employed prior to the February 2011 elections but awarded salary increases following the election that exceed their applicable pay scale grade; and if he will provide their annual salary details in a tabular format. [34567/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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As Minister for Defence, I have engaged a personal assistant who will assist me with constituency matters. The annual salary attached to this post is €56,060, which does not exceed the applicable payscale as set down in Department of Finance guidelines. I have not appointed any parliamentary staff in my role as Minister for Defence.

No parliamentary staff employed prior to the February 2011 elections are employed at the Department of Defence.