Written answers
Thursday, 9 May 2013
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ministerial Expenditure
John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22037/13]
Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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The amounts claimed by each Junior Minister and Secretary General in my Department for travel and subsistence and details of the number of staff appointed by each Minister and Junior Minister in my Department or constituency office to include costs for the period 2007 – 2013 are set out in the tables below. My Department is fully compliant with the Department of Finance guidelines on foreign travel and also operates its own detailed internal travel guidelines which ensure cost effective travel practices. The central aim of the Departmental travel policy is to minimise official travel costs and achieve value for money for expenditure necessarily incurred, consistent with effective discharge of official duties. As the Deputy is aware the role and functions carried out by special advisors are set out in Section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997.
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade, Mr. Eamon Gilmore, TD
2011 to date
| - | 2011 Salary | 2012 Salary | 2013 Salary | Travel & Subsistence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Adviser (1) | 101,272 | 167,421 | 64,393 | 1,288 |
| Economic Adviser (1) | 122,214 | 154,465 | 59,410 | 1,196 |
| Special Adviser (2) | 50,130 | 82,348 | 32,488 | 1,637 |
- | 9,643 | 30,683 | 820 | |
| Personal Assistant (2) | 38,691 | 65,896 | 25,162 | - |
49,625 | 63,865 | 25,339 | - | |
| Personal Secretary (2) | 27,805 | 45,781 | 16,728 | - |
- | 4,109 | 9,130 | - |
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Michéal Martin, TD
2008 – 2011
| - | 2008 Salary | 2009 Salary | 2010 Salary | 2011 Salary | Travel & Subsistence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Adviser (2) | 60,883 | 109,830 | 194,478 | 7,824 | 3,591 |
59,787 | 106,214 | 72,969 | - | 1,886 | |
- | - | 46,552 | 6,449 | - | |
| Personal Assistant (1) | 28,944 | 49,029 | 88,017 | 13,203 | - |
| Personal Secretary (1) | 21,516 | 39,267 | 77,014 | 5,649 | 313 |
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Dermot Ahern, TD
2004 – 2008
| - | 2007 Salary | 2008 Salary | Travel and Subsistence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press Adviser (1) | 97,469 | 38,230 | 6,829 |
| Special Adviser (1) | 107,117 | 37,048 | 3,816 |
| Personal Assistant (1) | 63,478 | 26,274 | - |
| Personal Secretary (1) | 57,980 | 23,527 | - |
Minister for State for European Affairs, Ms. Lucinda Creighton, TD
2011 to date
| - | 2011 Salary | 2012 Salary | 2013 Salary | Travel and Subsistence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MoS Lucinda Creighton | - | - | - | 34,917 |
| Special Adviser (1) | 29,649 | 63,146 | 24,629 | 5,146 |
| Personal Assistant (1) | 2,992 | 52,201 | 20,236 | - |
| Personal Secretary (1) | 23,705 | 42,149 | 16,099 | - |
| Civilian Driver (2) | 22,779 | 35,649 | 12,184 | 418 |
25,902 | 36,912 | 12,003 | 1,092 |
Minister for State for European Affairs, Mr. Dick Roche, TD
2007 - 2011
| - | 2007 Salary | 2008 Salary | 2009 Salary | 2010 Salary | 2011 Salary | Travel and Subsistence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MoS Dick Roche | - | - | - | - | - | 97,853 |
| Special Adviser (1) | 47,729 | 93,251 | 98,521 | 92,496 | 29,938 | 2,707 |
| Personal Assistant (1) | 28,107 | 53,700 | 54,840 | 51,389 | 20,449 | 12,124 |
| Personal Secretary (1) | 25,022 | 46,745 | 47,240 | 44,475 | 14,102 | 46 |
| Civilian Driver (2) | 19,058 | 38,484 | 43,051 | 36,129 | 8,321 | 60,842 |
16,517 | 41,458 | 44,502 | 35,316 | 8,141 | 50,438 |
Minister for State for European Affairs, Mr Noel Treacy, TD
2004 - 2007
| - | 2007 Salary | Travel and Subsistence |
|---|---|---|
| MoS Noel Tracey | - | 37,884 |
| Special Adviser (1) | 43,282 | 1,582 |
| Personal Secretary (1) | 23,081 | - |
| Civilian Driver (2) | 14,924 | 8,027 |
14,924 | 7,155 |
Minister of State for Trade and Development, Mr. Joe Costello, TD
December 2011 to date
| - | 2011 Salary | 2012 Salary | 2013 Salary | Travel and Subsistence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MoS Joe Costello | - | - | - | 8,518 |
| Personal Assistant (1) | - | 45,224 | 20,603 | - |
| Personal Secretary (1) | - | 49,346 | 19,777 | - |
Minister of State for Trade and Development, Ms. Jan O’Sullivan, TD
2011
| - | 2011 Salary | Travel and Subsistence |
|---|---|---|
| MoS Jan O'Sullivan | - | 11,580 |
| Personal Assistant (1) | 38,759 | - |
| Personal Secretary (1) | 34.777 | - |
| Civilian Driver (2) | 23,736 | 2,809 |
22,743 | 3,003 |
Minister of State for Development Cooperation, Mr. Peter Power, TD
2008 - 2011
| - | 2008 Salary | 2009 Salary | 2010 Salary | 2011 Salary | Travel and Subsistence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MoS Peter Power | - | - | - | - | 65,911 |
| Special Adviser (1) | 51,225 | 93,267 | 89,825 | 28,518 | - |
| Personal Assistant (1) | 32,219 | 69,534 | 61,563 | 21,842 | - |
| Personal Secretary (2) | 25,436 | 49,403 | 24,164 | 5,653 | - |
- | 3,554 | 27,535 | 4,008 | - | |
| Civilian Driver (2) | 21,504 | 37,085 | 9,099 | - | 13,698 |
21,504 | 39,764 | 35,858 | 7,960 | 28,082 | |
- | 11,346 | 38,024 | 7,283 | 12,552 |
Minister of State for Development Cooperation, Mr. Michael Kitt, TD
2007 - 2008
| - | 2007 Salary | 2008 Salary | Travel and Subsistence |
|---|---|---|---|
| MoS Michael Kitt | - | - | 33,110 |
| Personal Assistant (1) | 29,851 | - | - |
| Personal Secretary (1) | 24,494 | - | - |
| Civilian Driver (2) | - | - | 8,572 |
17,152 | - | 9,801 |
Minister of State for Development Cooperation, Mr. Conor Lenihan, TD
2004 - 2007
| - | 2007 Salary | Travel and Subsistence |
|---|---|---|
| MoS Conor Lenihan | - | 9,080 |
| Personal Assistant (1) | 20,113 | 926 |
| Personal Secretary (1) | 27,294 | - |
| Civilian Driver (2) | 14,924 | 1,820 |
16,250 | 5,107 |
Secretaries General - Travel and Subsistence
| David Cooney | 2009 - to date | 11,127 |
|---|---|---|
| Dermot Gallagher | 2007 - 2009 | 16,066 |
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