Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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836.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government 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 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 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34917/24]

Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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837.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a list of the names of each special adviser employed by his Department since 2020; the Minister and Minister of State whom each adviser is associated with, and their respective salaries, in tabular form; the areas of expertise covered by such advisers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34935/24]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 836 and 837 together.

Parliamentary and Secretarial Assistants are not employed by my Department but are employees of the Houses of the Oireachtas. Members of an Garda Síochána act as my drivers since the start of 2023 and are on Garda payroll but both Ministers of State in my Department have appointed Civilian Drivers. Details of Ministerial staff – Civilian Drivers, Seconded staff for Constituency Offices and Special Advisers are set out in the tables below.

Civilian Drivers

Seconded staff for Constituency Offices

Special Advisers

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020