Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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359. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence 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. [8699/23]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that the number of Communications staff currently employed in my Department is 4.5. The cost of salaries, including employer PRSI, for those staff in 2022 was €288,496.81 and it is expected to cost approximately €315,000 in 2023.