Written answers
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Department of Education and Skills
Ministerial Expenditure
Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills 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. [37524/12]
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table.
Office | 2011 – Gross Annual Salary | 2012 – Gross Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Minister’s Private Office | €436,856 | €441,181 |
| Minister’s Constituency Office | €195,097 | €195,877 |
Office | 2011 – Gross Annual Salary | 2012 – Gross Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Minister of State Ciarán Cannon, T.D. - Private Office | €213,548 | €222,335 |
| Minister of State Ciarán Cannon, T.D. - Constituency Office | €125,099 | €93,300 |
In addition, a Private Secretary was appointed from the existing staffing cohort within the Department on 7th June, 2011, to Mr. Seán Sherlock T.D., Minister of State for Research and Innovation with a gross annual salary on appointment in 2011 of €56,662. Their current gross annual salary is €58,273. The salaries paid to civil servants are in accordance with the Department of Finance salary scales for the relevant grades. The salaries paid to non-civil servant staff are in accordance with the Department of Finance Instructions relating to the Appointment of Ministerial Private Office Staff.
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