Bernard Allen
Question:277 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount paid since July 2002 to date in fees, salary and allowances, including delegates' allowances, expenses and other payments, to any person, including a body corporate or an unincorporated body of persons, in or under the aegis of her Department, who is or was a consultant or was a person performing functions normally performed or capable of being performed by permanent civil servants or special advisers, but who was neither a permanent civil servant nor a special adviser within the meaning of the Ethics in Public Office Act, 1995; the name of the person in each case; the amount paid to each person; if she will provide a breakdown as between salary, allowances, expenses or other payments; the date on which each person was appointed; the date on which the appointment ceased in the case of persons no longer holding such position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21716/02]