Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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108. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff who work exclusively on constituency matters for her. [15468/16]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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On the commencement of each Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) issues guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices including the permitted staffing levels in the private and constituency offices of Ministers and Ministers of State. These guidelines are expected to be approved by Government shortly.

There are currently 3.5 staff members working on constituency matters.