Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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161. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of persons employed by his Department; and the collective total salary received by employees of his Department. [24442/21]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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My Department currently employs 418 staff.

The collective total salary received by employees at the last pay date of 30th April 2021 was €939,401. The 2021 spend to date on staff salaries is €9,176,852.

An annual cost can only be estimated as it is subject to change with staff movement into and out of my Department. The pay budget of my Department is €31.3m.