The breakdown of the staffing complement of those currently employed in the two offices of the Ministers of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment is outlined in Table 1.
Table 1
Office
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Office of the Minister for Labour Affairs (Mr. Tony Killeen TD)
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Departmental Office
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1 Higher Executive Officer
1 Executive Officer
2 Clerical Officers
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Constituency Office
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1 Personal Assistant
1 Personal Secretary
1 Clerical Officer
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Office of the Minister for Trade and Commerce (Mr. Michael Ahern TD)
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Departmental Office
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1 Higher Executive Officer
1 Executive Officer
2 Clerical Officers
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Constituency Office
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1 Personal Assistant
1 Personal Secretary
1 Clerical Officer
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Each Minister of State also employs 2 Civilian Drivers. The drivers work alternate weeks on a week on/week off basis. The current salary for a Civilian Driver is €30,782.02 per annum. There are 5 permanent civil servants and 4 political appointees, which includes the 2 Civilian Drivers in each Minister of State's Office.
The salary costs, overtime and expenses for each of the Minister's Offices from 1st June 2005 to 1st June 2006 are set out in Table 2. It should be noted that the salary costs are inclusive of overtime payments and the Civilian Driver salaries. The expenses refer to travel and subsistence costs and mobile phone expenses.
Table 2
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Salaries
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Expenses
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€
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€
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Office of the Minister for Labour Affairs
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Departmental Office
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170,740.29
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11,463.85
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Constituency Office
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155,747.87
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26,013.41
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Office of the Minister for Trade and Commerce
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|
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Departmental Office
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173,719.22
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15,035.74
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Constituency Office
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196,859.47
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29,550.31
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