Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of press officers in his Department; the number of press officers in each agency under his auspices; the total cost of press officers in his Department and in agencies under his auspices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37334/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department has a Press Officer and a Press and Political Advisor. The Press Officer receives an annual salary of €82,515 and the Press and Political Adviser receives an annual salary of €48,250.

Staff issues relating to the State Agencies are a matter for the Agencies themselves.