Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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1300. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of political staff employed in his Department, including parliamentary assistants, secretarial assistants, special advisers, drivers and other relevant positions; the number of civil or public service staff seconded to work in his Department or constituency offices; the salaries and job titles of each such person; the duty or role of each, in each of the years 2015 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36946/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The breakdown of staff as requested is outlined in the table.  The information provided for 2016 (June and December) reflects the change of Government.

The current salary scales for these grades are:

PPC Scale

Drivers €35,700.00

Per Asst. Min/Min State €47,016.00 - €60,011.00

Higher Executive Officer €47,081.00 - €59,294.00

Special Advisor (Principal Officer) €79,401.00 - €91,624.00 

Non PPC Scale 

Drivers €33,965.00

Per Asst. Min/Min State €44,715.00 - €57,060.00

Personal Sec Min/Min State €25,416.00- €48,756.00

Higher Executive Officer €44,816.00 - €56,415.00

Duties of individuals are agreed between officers and their line manager on an ongoing basis.