Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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563. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the staffing levels of the private offices and constituency offices of Ministers and Ministers of State in his Department; the salary of each; the same figures for this time in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36504/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The staffing of my Private and Constituency offices currently and in July 2011 and the salary ranges of the staff concerned is set out in the tables below. I would remind the Deputy that this Government has reduced the number of staff in a Minister's Private Office from 10 to 8 and in a Minister's Constituency Office from 6 to 4 and that the staffing of my office complies with these guidelines. A new Private Secretary at Executive Officer level has been selected for my office and is currently shadowing my current Private Secretary who is due to transfer shortly. This selection has been made very recently and on a very temporary basis meaning there are nine officers assigned to my office.

* The Minister's Personal Assistant also acts as a Press Officer for the Department.

No Minister of State maintained an office in my Department in the periods mentioned above.