Written answers

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Ministerial Staff

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

571. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [23825/13]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

The number of staff appointed by each Minister and Minister of State in my Department or in constituency offices and their relevant costs including travel and subsistence, in each year for the period 2005 to March 2011 is set out in the table.

MinisterYear Number of staff AppointedStaff Salary Related Costs

      €
Staff Travel & Subsistence expenses

           € 
Mary Coughlan  Minister

( 1/1/2005 - 6 /5/2008)
2005
4
196,562.12
4,312.39
2006
4
253,828.29
6,037.48
2007
4
299,675.21
9,683.39
2008
4
113,884.61
6,712.34
Brendan Smith  Minister

 (7/5/2008-9/3/2011)
2008
4
211,417.86
4,026.06
2009
3
245,558.72
230.96
2010
4
343,068.57
2,023.39
2011
3
69,340.53
Nil

Minister of State Year Number of staff AppointedStaff Salary Related Costs

      €
Staff Travel & Subsistence expenses

           € 
Brendan Smith

Minister of State

(1/1/2005-12/7/2007)
2005
2
95,963.94
2,189.84
2006
2
98,431.44
2,189.97
2007 
2
56,318.20
1,024.60
John Browne

Minister of State

(1/1/2005-12/5/2008)
2005
3
112,454.31
15,248.41
2006
3
22,577.10
1,514.96
2007
4
73,572.24
5,012.50
2008 
4
97,281.12
4,311.91
Mary Wallace

Minister of State

(29/5/2006-7/5/2008)
2006
3
65,318.26
Nil
2007
5
151,572.86
Nil
2008
5
78,973.71
Nil

Trevor Sargent

Minister of State

(26/6/2007-23/3/2010 )
2007
4
71,997.44
2,136.12
2008
6
271,152.37
6,011.91
2009
5
273,633.83
610.62
2010 
4
89,471.23
960.99
Tony Killeen

Minister of State

(7/5/2008-22/3/2010)
2008

2
58,224.59
Nil
2009
2
102,758.30
Nil
2010 
2
26,360.59
Nil
Sean Connick

Minister of State

(23/2/2010-9/3/2011)
2010
4
93,586.20
1,322.81
2011
4
72,193.23
Nil

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.