Written answers
Thursday, 8 December 2016
Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Ministerial Staff
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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160. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of staff employed by her 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [39549/16]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Details are provided below regarding staff paid from my Department's Vote whose appointments are coterminous with my term of office as Minister or coterminous with the terms of office of the two Ministers of State at my Department. For completeness, I wish to advise that I and each of the two Ministers of State at my Department are also provided with a Personal Secretary and a Personal Assistant. With effect from the election of the 32ndDáil, Personal Secretaries and Personal Assistants of officeholders are paid by the Houses of the Oireachtas as Secretarial Assistants and Parliamentary Assistants, respectively, under the Scheme for Secretarial Assistance.
Minster for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
| Number of Staff (WTE) | Salary Scale | Grade/Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3rd point Principal Officer Scale | Special Adviser |
| 1 | 1st point Principal Officer Scale | Special Adviser |
| 1 | Civilian Driver (one point scale) | Civilian Driver |
| 1 | Civilian Driver (one point scale) | Civilian Driver |
Minster of State (Regional Economic Development)
| Grade/Role | Number of Staff (WTE) | Salary Scale |
|---|---|---|
| Civilian Driver | 1 | Civilian Driver (one point scale) |
| Civilian Driver | 1 | Civilian Driver (one point scale) |
Minster of State (Gaeltacht)
| Grade/Role | Number of Staff (WTE) | Salary Scale |
|---|---|---|
| Civilian Driver | 1 | Civilian Driver (one point scale) |
| Civilian Driver | 1 | Civilian Driver (one point scale) |
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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161. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if any staff employed in the public and civil service are seconded to work with her or any Minister of State in their constituencies; and the number of same and cost to her department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39563/16]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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One civil servant has been assigned to work in my constituency office in Monaghan. This is fully in accordance with the guidelines governing these matters. The person concerned is employed by my Department and is paid at the first point on the Clerical Officer scale.
I am advised that no staff employed in the public and civil service have been seconded or assigned to work in the constituencies of the Ministers of State in my Department.
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