Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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2082. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of political staff employed in his Department, including parliamentary assistants, secretarial assistants, special advisors, drivers and other relevant positions; the number of civil or public service staff seconded to work within 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. [36950/17]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The following are the details of staff currently employed in my offices in the Department of Defence in Newbridge, in Government Buildings and in my constituency.

* A Private Secretary Allowance of €20,685 is payable to the holder of this post.

All appointments set out above were made in accordance with the relevant "Instructions to Personnel Officers - Ministerial Appointments" issued by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

My constituency office is staffed by one Parliamentary Assistant and one Secretarial Assistant, both of whom are paid by the Houses of the Oireachtas and as such my Department does not have salary information in relation to these members of staff.

In the period January 2015 – May 2016 the following staff were employed in Ministerial Offices in the Department of Defence.

Minister of Defence

Grade

Role

Salary Scale

1 Higher Executive Officer**

Private Secretary

€47,081 - €61,224

1 Executive Officer

Private Office

(Newbridge)

€28,739 - €48,975

1 Staff Officer

Private Office

(Newbridge)

€34,070 - €44,906

1 Clerical Officer

Private Office

(Newbridge)

€23,565 - €37,267

Minister of State

Grade

Role

Salary Scale

1 Higher Executive Officer**

Private Secretary

€47,081 - €61,224

2 Civilian Drivers

€631.75 per week

* * A Private Secretary Allowance of € 19,653was pay able to the holder of these posts.

All appointments set out above were made in accordance with the relevant "Instructions to Personnel Officers - Ministerial Appointments ” issued by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.