Written answers
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Ministerial Expenditure
Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the gross annual salary costs for his private and constituency offices at present; the same figures for this time last year; and the same figures for any Ministers of State in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37522/12]
Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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The total gross annual salary costs of the private offices and constituency offices of Ministers and Ministers of State are outlined in the tables.
Minister’s Private Office | |
|---|---|
Annual Salary Cost | |
| September 2011 | €406,562 |
| September 2012 | €436,900 |
Minister’s Constituency Office | |
|---|---|
Annual Salary Cost | |
| September 2011 | €161,269 |
| September 2012 | €190,499 |
Minister of State’s Private Office | |
|---|---|
Annual Salary Cost | |
| September 2011 | €129,729* |
| September 2012 | €70,930* |
Minister of State’s Constituency Office | |
|---|---|
Annual Salary Cost | |
| September 2011 | €109,434 |
| September 2012 | €103,154 |
The staffing complement in all cases is within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Guidelines.
* A new Private Secretary to the Minister of State was appointed in July 2012. As the new Private Secretary is an employee of Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, to which Department the Minister of State is also assigned, the salary costs borne for by that Department.
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