Written answers
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Departmental Expenditure
John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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165. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the individual amount of overtime paid in the case of each political/Ministerial appointee for the period 2007 to date in 2013 relative to his office and the office of the Minister of State; if such payments were made to the Secretary General and advisors, and if so, the amounts for the same period. [22876/13]
Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Overtime payments to Ministerial appointees are detailed in the table below. Personal Secretaries and Personal Assistants may be required to work additional hours from time to time and have access to a maximum of 6 hours paid overtime per week, subject to the normal approval arrangements. Secretaries General at my Department, both current and past, are not entitled to claim overtime.
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade, Mr. Eamon Gilmore, TD 2011 to date
| - | 2011 Overtime | 2012 Overtime | 2013 Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Assistant (2) | 4323 | 10029 | 3675 |
| - | 5422 | 7998 | 3851 |
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Michéal Martin, TD 2008 – 2011
| - | 2008 Overtime | 2009 Overtime | 2010 Overtime | 2011 Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Assistant (1) | 772 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Dermot Ahern, TD 2004 – 2008
| - | 2007 Overtime | 2008 Overtime | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Assistant (1) | 11598 | 5924 | ||
| Personal Secretary (1) | 10457 | 6099 |
Minister for State for European Affairs, Ms. Lucinda Creighton, TD 2011 to date
| - | 2011 Overtime | 2012 Overtime | 2013 Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Assistant (to Nov 2011)/Special Adviser (1) | 2380 | Nil | Nil |
| Personal Assistant (1) | Nil | 8525 | 2802 |
| Personal Secretary (1) | 1778 | 6020 | 2296 |
Minister for State for European Affairs, Mr. Dick Roche, TD 2007 - 2011
| - | 2007 Overtime | 2008 Overtime | 2009 Overtime | 2010 Overtime | 2011 Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Secretary (1) | 810 | 474 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Civilian Driver (2) | Nil | 550 | 358 | Nil | Nil |
| - | Nil | Nil | 797 | Nil | Nil |
Minister of State for Trade and Development, Mr. Joe Costello, TD December 2011 to date
| - | 2011 Overtime | 2012 Overtime | 2013 Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Assistant (1) | Nil | 6681 | 3169 |
| Personal Secretary (1) | Nil | 7086 | 3049 |
Minister of State for Trade and Development, Ms. Jan O'Sullivan, TD 2011
| - | 2011 Overtime |
|---|---|
| Personal Assistant (1) | 5823 |
| Personal Secretary (1) | 4017 |
Minister of State for Development Cooperation, Mr. Peter Power, TD 2008 - 2011
| - | 2008 Overtime | 2009 Overtime | 2010 Overtime | 2011 Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Assistant (1) | 3800 | 18834 | 12508 | 6111 |
| Personal Secretary (2) | 4431 | 10775 | Nil | 656 |
| - | Nil | Nil | 5570 | 741 |
Minister of State for Development Cooperation, Mr. Michael Kitt, TD 2007 - 2008
| - | 2007 Overtime | 2008 Overtime |
|---|---|---|
| Personal Assistant (1) | 8046 | Nil |
| Personal Secretary (1) | 4097 | Nil |
| Civilian Driver (2) | Nil | Nil |
Minister of State for Development Cooperation, Mr. Conor Lenihan, TD 2004 - 2007
| 2007 Overtime | - |
|---|---|
| Personal Secretary (1) | 5962 |
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