Written answers
Thursday, 8 December 2016
Department of Health
Ministerial Staff
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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207. To ask the Minister for Health 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. [39555/16]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The number of personal staff employed by me and the Ministers of State at my Department and whose salaries are paid by the Department of Health or the Houses of the Oireachtas is set out in the table below.
| Minister | No. of Staff | Annual Rate of Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Minister Harris | 7 | |
| Special Adviser | €87,258 | |
| Press Adviser | €91,624 | |
| Secretarial Assistants (2) | Paid by Houses of the Oireachtas | |
| Parliamentary Assistant | Paid by Houses of the Oireachtas | |
| Civilian Driver | €32,965 | |
| Civilian Driver | €32,965 | |
| Total paid by the Department of Health | €244,812 | |
| Minister of State McGrath | 6 | |
| Special Adviser | €79,401 | |
| Special Adviser | €75,647 | |
| Secretarial Assistant | Paid by Houses of the Oireachtas | |
| Parliamentary Assistant | Paid by Houses of the Oireachtas | |
| Civilian Driver | €34,700 | |
| Civilian Driver | €34,700 | |
| Total paid by the Department of Health | €224,448 | |
| Minister of State McEntee | 4 | |
| Secretarial Assistant | Paid by Houses of the Oireachtas | |
| Parliamentary Assistant | Paid by Houses of the Oireachtas | |
| Civilian Driver | €34,700 | |
| Civilian Driver | €34,700 | |
| Total paid by the Department of Health | €69,400 | |
| Minister of State Byrne | 4 | |
| Secretarial Assistant | Paid by Houses of the Oireachtas | |
| Parliamentary Assistant | Paid by Houses of the Oireachtas | |
| Civilian Driver | €34,700 | |
| Civilian Driver | €34,700 | |
| Total paid by the Department of Health | €69,400 | |
| Minister of State Corcoran Kennedy | 5 | |
| Secretarial Assistant | Paid by Houses of the Oireachtas | |
| Parliamentary Assistant | Paid by Houses of the Oireachtas | |
| Parliamentary Liaison | Paid by Houses of the Oireachtas | |
| Civilian Driver | €34,700 | |
| Civilian Driver | €34,700 | |
| Total paid by the Department of Health | €69,400 |
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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208. To ask the Minister for Health 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. [39570/16]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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None of my constituency office staff or those in the Ministers of State constituency offices have been seconded from the public or civil service.
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