Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills 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. [36498/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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At a Government meeting held on the 15th March, 2011, it was decided to reduce the number of staff permitted in Minister's Private Offices from 10 to 8 and Minister of State's Private Offices from 7 to 5. The number of staff permitted in Minister's Constituency Offices was reduced from 6 to 4 and Ministers of State's Constituency Offices from 5 to 3. The staffing of these offices at my Department is in accordance with these guidelines.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the attached table.

MINISTER  – Private and Constituency Offices

Minister of State Ciarán Cannon, T.D. – Private and Constituency Offices

Private Secretary appointed on 7th June, 2011, to Mr Seán Sherlock,

T.D., Minister of State for Research & Innovation in the Department of Education & Skills 

* Full time equivalent

+ The salaries paid to the civil servants are in accordance with the Department of Finance salary scales for the relevant grades. The salaries paid to the non-civil servant

staff are in accordance with the Department of Finance Instructions relating to the Appointment of Ministerial Private Office Staff.

** Includes maternity leave absence temporarily covered since 30th April 2013 who is currently being paid at the first point of the Principal Office grade (€75,647).