Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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780. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of civil servants engaged in constituency work on his behalf; and the salaries, accommodation costs and expenses involved or associated with these duties. [13688/14]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The current staffing of my constituency office, and their salary ranges, is as follows:

My Personal Assistant (salary range €43,715 - €56,060) acts as a Press Officer for the Department.

The accommodation costs of my constituency office in the Department's Head Office is subsumed in the Department's overall accommodation costs, which are met by the Office of Public Works. The costs associated with other services such as furniture, telephone, ICT supports are similarly met from the Department's allocation.

Staff in this office would be entitled to travel and subsistence expenses in accordance with relevant Department of Finance circulars for civil servants where such travel might arise.

The Deputy may wish to note that this Government has reduced the number of staff in a Minister's Constituency Office from 6 to 4 and that the staffing of my office complies with these guidelines.