Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 December 2007
160 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of programme managers, special advisors, policy assistants, personnel on secondment and other personnel who are not part of the existing Civil Service who make up his Department, including permanent civil servants attached to the office of the Minister and Minister of States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33002/07]
View answerThere are no Programme Managers or Policy Assistants appointed in my Department. I have, however, appointed a Special Adviser, a Press Adviser, a Personal Assistant on secondment from the Department of Education and Science, and a Personal Secretary to temporary unestablished positions. All of these appointments have been sanctioned by the Department of Finance.
My private office is staffed by one Private Secretary at Higher Executive Officer level, two Executive Officers, one of whom is employed on a worksharing basis, one Staff Officer and one Clerical Officer. My constituency office is staffed by one Executive Officer, employed on a worksharing basis, one Staff Officer and three Clerical Officers, one of whom is employed on a worksharing basis and one of whom is a Clerical Officer on secondment from the Department of Transport. There is no Minister of State appointed to my Department.
