David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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109. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of staff employed by him and each Minister of State including, parliamentary assistants, secretarial assistants, special advisers, press secretaries and other positions, in tabular form; the pay rate for each assistant and the total cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39553/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I have appointed two Special Advisers in accordance the terms and conditions set out in the Instructions to Personnel Officers – Ministerial Appointments for the 32nd Dáil. Minister of State Damien English has not appointed any Special Advisers. Details of Special Advisers appointed are available on the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform website at the following : www.per.gov.ie/en/special-advisers-pay/.

Both Minister of State English and I have each appointed a Personal Secretary and a Personal Assistant, who are employed by and receive a salary from the Houses of the Oireachtas in accordance with the relevant salary scale.

Minister of State Catherine Byrne, who has shared responsibilities between my Department and the Department of Health has made no political appointments in my Department.

This information is summarised in the table.

Minister Coveney

Minister English

In accordance with normal practice, the remaining staff in my Office and in the Offices of the Ministers of State are established civil or public servants.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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110. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if any staff employed in the public and Civil Service are seconded to work with him or any Minister of State in their constituencies; and the number of same and cost to his department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39567/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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One serving civil servant is seconded to work in my constituency office; a further two serving civil servants are seconded to Minister of State English’s constituency office. All three staff members are currently on the payroll of the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and are seconded from other Government Departments. The information in relation to costs is set out in the following table: