Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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175. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of press officers employed by his Department; the grades of same; and the overall cost of the press relations for his Department. [24052/13]

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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176. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration was given to shared press office services between his Department and agencies under its remit. [24053/13]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 175 and 176 together.

My Department provides a shared press office service to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Both Departments have separate Press Officers. In addition, there is one member of the Defence Forces currently seconded into the office.

The current overall cost of salaries of the Press Officer in my Department and the 3 shared staff members in the press office is €212,277.