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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 8 Apr 1997

Vol. 477 No. 2

Written Answers - Ministerial Staff.

Ivor Callely

Question:

245 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Social Welfare the total number of staff in his Ministerial offices and his Minister of State's offices; if he will give a breakdown of the status of all staff, whether temporary civil servants, permanent or non-established; if he will give comparison figures for the years 1988, 1993, 1995 and 1996; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8895/97]

I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 116 on Thursday, 13 March 1997 which gives details of the staff of my offices and the offices of the Minister of State at this Department, Deputy Durkan. Since that reply one of the civilian drivers attached to the Minister of State's offices has resigned.

Staffing for 1995 and 1996 is detailed in Question No. 126 on 14 February 1996, Questions Nos. 215 and 216 on 6 February 1996 and Question No. 124 on 14 December 1995.

On 12 January 1993, Deputy McCreevy was replaced by Dr. Woods as Minister for Social Welfare. The following figures relate to the staffing of Dr. Woods' ministerial offices for 1993. There were 18 staff in the ministerial offices. Sixteen of these were established civil servants. These included one partnership programme manager, one special adviser, one private secretary, three executive officers, six clerical officers and four clerical assistants-typists. Two were unestablished staff employed on a contract basis: one personal assistant and one personal secretary.

There were 11 staff assigned to the private and constituency offices of the Minister of State at the time, Deputy Burton. Five of these were established civil servants. These included one private secretary, one staff officer, one clerical officer and two clerical assistants-typists. Six were unestablished staff employed on a contract basis. One special adviser post, filled on a job-sharing basis, one personal assistant, one personal secretary and two civilian drivers.

There were 18 staff in the ministerial offices in 1988. Sixteen of these were established civil servants including one special adviser. Two were unestablished staff employed on a contract basis: one special adviser and one personal secretary.

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