Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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737. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of communications staff currently employed in his Department; the cost of these staff for 2022; the expected cost for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8697/23]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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My Department provides public information about a wide range of schemes, services and policies.

I wish to advise the Deputy that the number of staff currently employed in the Communications Division of my Department is set out in the table below. The staffing costs for 2022 and 2023 are in line with the salary scales for the respective civil service grades, which are published by the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform.