Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 16 Apr 1997

Vol. 477 No. 6

Written Answers. - Ministerial Staff.

Ivor Callely

Question:

140 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the names and addresses of each of the non-established staff in his ministerial and constituency office; the name and address of each other person employed by him and paid by the State, including unestablished officers and special advisers; the relationship, if any, of each aforementioned employee to the Minister and to each of his ministerial colleagues; the length of time in respect of which each such person has been employed by the State; the grade at which they entered the State's employment; the promotion, if any, which each has obtained since first becoming a State employee; the salary which each of them received at the commencement of their employment by the State; their current salary; the expenses, if any, they received in each calendar year since their employment commenced; the location of each of their places of employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10161/97]

Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications (Mr. Dukes)

The following are the names of the non-established staff in my ministerial and constituency offices, none of whom is related to me: Mr. Mark Kennelly; Mr. Richard Moore; Ms Angela Edghill; Ms Bernadette Grogan. I consider the addresses of staff to be confidential and not a matter of public record.

With regard to their current salary, I refer the Deputy to my reply of 25 March 1997 to Parliamentary Question No. 408. All of these staff are situated in my Department's head office in 44 Kildare Street.

I have no function in relation to previous employment-remuneration of these staff. The expenses paid to the above staff are in line with Civil Service rates.