Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 10 Feb 1993

Vol. 425 No. 7

Written Answers. - Departmental Appointments.

Bernard J. Durkan

Question:

295 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Marine the number and names of persons other than those in the permanent Civil Service, who have been appointed to positions in his Department or other agencies within the ambit of his Department, including Offices of Ministers of State, since the formation of the Government; if he will give details in each case of their job description and conditions of employment, terms of employment, their rank and salary or allowances; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Minister for the Marine (Mr. Andrews)

The information requested by the Deputy, with the exception of the names of the people involved, given that it is not usual to provide such information and that the State Directory does publish the names of those in management in each area is set out in the following table:

Position/Job Description	Office	No.	Rank and Salary
Personal Assistant to Minister	Ministers Office	1	In accordance with the civil service grade of Higher Executive Officer
Personal Assistant to Minister of State	Minister of State's Office	1	In accordance with the civil service grade of Clerical Assistant
Driver to Minister of State	Minister of State's Office	2	In accordance with the civil service grade of Civilian Driver
Personal Secretary to MinisterPersonal Secretary to Minister of State	Minister's Office Minister of State's Office	1	In accordance with the arrangements for employment of Dáil Secretaries plus allowance

The appointees hold temporary, unestablished positions within the Civil Service and their employment will cease not later than the date on which I, as Minister for the Marine, or the Minister of State, as the case may be, cease to hold our current offices. Their conditions of employment are those which apply to unestablished civil servants in general.