Written answers
Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Department of Social Protection
Ministerial Staff
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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418. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the number of staff appointed by each Minister and Minister of State in her Department or constituency office and their relevant costs including travel and subsistence, in each year for the period 2005 to March 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23838/13]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The number of staff appointed by each Minister in my Department or Constituency Office and their relevant cost including travel and subsistence in each case for the period 2005 to March 2011 is set out in the following tabular statement.
| PERIOD | MINISTER | SPECIAL ADVISERS / STAFF | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24/3/2010 to 8/3/2011 | Eamon O' Cuiv | 4 | €270,134 |
| 8/5/2008 to 23/3/2010 | Mary Hanafin | 4 | €569,601 |
| 14/6/2007 to 7/5/2008 | Martin Cullen | 4 | €240,595 |
| 1/1/2005 to 13/6/2007 | Seamus Brennan | 4 | €722,400 |
1.There were no Ministers of State in my Department during the period in question.
2.All Ministers appointed 1 Special Adviser, 1 Press Adviser, 1 Personal Assistant and 1 Personal Secretary with the exception of Minister Martin Cullen who appointed a Personal Administrative Assistant instead of a Special Adviser.
3.Costs shown include salaries and wages inclusive of employer PRSI contributions and travel and subsistence payments.
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