Written answers
Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Ministerial Staff
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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463. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline in tabular form, the number of staff appointed by each Minister and Minister of State in his Department or constituency office and their relevant costs including travel and subsistence, in each year for the period 2005 to March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23828/13]
Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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My Department was established in June 2007, 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 from June 2007 to March 2011 is outlined in the Table below:
| - | Term of Office | Number of Staff | Cost € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Eamon 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 |
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.
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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