Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 30 Jun 1992

Vol. 421 No. 8

Written Answers. - Ministerial Staff.

Jim Mitchell

Question:

88 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Marine if he will give details of the total number of staff, either full-time or part-time, working (a) in his private ministerial office (b) in his constituency office and (c) elsewhere in his Department but working personally for him; if he will outline (1) the number, if any, working for him under consultancy agreements or contracts and (2) the salary level or fees payable in each case; and if he will list the names of the people in each case.

Minister for the Marine (Dr. Woods)

The information requested by the Deputy at (a), (b) and (c), with the exception of the names of the people involved, given that it is not usual to provide such information, is set out in the following Table:

Minister's Personnel

	(a)	(b)	(c)
Grade	Private Office	Constituency Office	Other Nos.
Private Secretary	1
Higher Executive Officers		1
Executive Officers	1
Clerical Officers	2	1
Clerical Assistants		1
Clerical Asst/Typists	2(i)
Researcher			1(ii)
Secretarial Assistant		1(iii)

(i) Shared with constituency office.

(ii) In connection with this person, I would refer the Deputy to my reply on 11 March last to a question from Deputy Farrelly.

(iii) Dáil Secretary.