asked the Minister for Energy in relation to each personal assistant, adviser, consultant, typist, secretary, or other category employed from outside the civil service in a temporary or part time or permanent capacity, or on a contractual basis since March 10, the name, rank, remuneration and terms of employment, and if seconded, from where.
Written Answers. - Staff Statistics.
155.
I have engaged two people from outside the Civil Service to work in my office on full time temporary contracts, containing the appropriate sick leave, annual leave and superannuation provisions.
My personal assistant, Mr. Tony Lambert, is in receipt of an annual salary of £16,489.
My personal secretary, Ms. Susan Casey is on temporary secondment from the Houses of the Oireachtas and her salary is £8,374 per annum.
Both appointments will last for the duration of the present Government.
156.
asked the Minister for Energy the number of persons employed in (1) the constituency office and (2) the private office of himself and his Minister of State; the rank of each person and the salary paid; if he will outline the functions of the constituency office and the private office; and if he will make a statment on the matter.
Details of the staffing in the private and constituency offices in my Department are contained in the attached tabular statement.
The private office provides a secretariat function, co-ordinates activities and acts as a liaison between the Department and the Minister and the Minister of State. This administrative support enables Ministers to effectively carry out their Oireachtas and departmental functions.
The constituency office deals with the large volume of correspondence and local issues which arise in the Ministers' constituencies.
|
Number of staff |
Rank |
Salary (P.A.) |
|
|
Minister's Private Office |
1 |
Higher Executive Officer (Private Secretary) |
£13,727 (+ £4,182 allowance) |
|
2 |
Executive Officer |
£7,957 and £10,730 |
|
|
2 |
Clerical Officer |
£8,432 and £8,201 |
|
|
3 |
C.A. (Typist) |
£8,227, £7,995 and £7,806 |
|
|
1 |
C.A. (Clerical) |
£6,459 |
|
|
Total |
9 |
||
|
Minister's Constituency Office |
1 |
Personal Assistant |
£16,489 |
|
1 |
Personal Secretary |
£8,374 |
|
|
1 |
Executive Officer |
£11,188 |
|
|
2 |
Clerical Officer |
£8,201 and £7,945 |
|
|
1 |
C.A. (Clerical) |
£6,459 |
|
|
Total |
6 |
||
|
Minister of State's Private and Constituency Offices |
1 |
Higher Executive Officer (Private Secretary) |
£16,489 (+ £4,182 allowance) |
|
2 |
Staff Officer |
£11,960 and £6,218 |
|
|
(1 full time) |
£5,738 |
||
|
(2 job sharers) |
|||
|
1 |
Clerical Officer |
£10,964 |
|
|
1 |
C.A. (Clerical) |
£6,188 |
|
|
2 |
C.A. (Typist) |
£7,086 and £7,086 |
|
|
1 |
Personal Secretary |
£8,020 |
|
|
Total |
8 |
Persons employed in the Office of the Minister of State with responsibility for Forestry are involved on both constituency and Departmental work. The ratio of time spent on each is approximately 50/50. The Personal Secretary to the Minister of State is employed wholetime on constituency work.