Written answers
Thursday, 9 May 2013
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Ministerial Expenditure
John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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135. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of travel and subsistence both foreign and domestic claimed by each Junior Minister and Secretary General in his Department for the period 2007 to date in 2013; the number of staff appointed by each Minister and Junior Minister in his Department or constituency office and their relevant cost including travel and subsistence in each case for the period 2007 to date in 2013 [22032/13]
Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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My Department was established in June 2007. The amount of travel and subsistence claimed by each Junior Minister and Secretary General in my Department from June 2007 to date is outlined in the following Table:
| - | Home Travel and Subsistence € | EU Related Travel and Subsistence € | Other Travel and Subsistence € | Total € |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Tony Killeen TD, Minister of State | 3,361 | 193 | 791 | 4,345 |
| Mr Conor Lenihan TD, Minister of State | 262 | 69 | 422 | 753 |
| Mr Sean Power TD, Minister of State | 33,921 | 812 | 241 | 34,974 |
| Mr Fergus O'Dowd TD, Minister of State | 32,534 | 1,034 | 1,515 | 35,083 |
| Mr Aidan Dunning, Secretary General | 918 | 2,592 | 0 | 3,510 |
| Mr Brendan Tuohy, Secretary General | 433 | 874 | 641 | 1,948 |
The number of full time equivalent staff appointed by each Minister and Minister of State in my Department or constituency office and their relevant cost in each case for the period June 2007 to date is outlined in the following Table:
| - | Term of Office | Number of Staff | Cost € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Eamonn Ryan TD, Minister | June 2007-Jan 2011 | 4 | 1,108,060 |
| Mr. Tony Killeen TD, Minister of State | June 2007-May 2008 | 1 | 75,959 |
| Mr. Sean Power TD, Minister of State | May 2008-April 2009 | 4 | 236,827 |
| Mr. Conor Lenihan TD, Minister of State | May 2009-March 2011 | 1 | 226,266 |
| Mr. Pat Rabbitte TD, Minister | March 2011 to date | 6 | 825,562 |
| Mr. Fergus O'Dowd TD, Minister of State | March 2011 to date | 4 | 344,535 |
Costs in the above Table consist of salaries, employer’s PRSI, travel and subsistence and expenses. Costs for Minister Ryan and Ministers of State Power and Lenihan also include redundancy and severance payments to individual staff. Costs and staff numbers in respect of Minister Rabbitte reflect the revised arrangements for Ministers drivers.
As Ministers of State Killeen and Lenihan were assigned to more than one Department each appointed only one member of staff in my Department during their tenure.
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