Ray Butler (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline in tabular format the annual salary costs for private and constituency offices of Ministers in his Department in each of the years 2009 and 2010; the same figures for any Ministers of State in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39640/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table:

MINISTER – Private and Constituency Offices

MINISTER OF STATE – Private and Constituency Offices

In addition, 2 Executive Officers were assigned by my Department to the offices of Mr Barry Andrews, T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for Children and Youth Affairs and of Mr John Moloney, T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for Equality, Disability Issues and Mental Health. Their salaries are set out below.

MINISTER OF STATE WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH AFFAIRS – Private Office

MINISTER OF STATE WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR EQUALITY, DISABILITY ISSUES AND MENTAL HEALTH-

Private Office

The salaries paid to civil servants were in accordance with the Department of Finance salary scales for the relevant grades. The salaries paid to non-civil servant staff were in accordance with the Department of Finance Instructions relating to the Appointment of Ministerial Private Office Staff.