Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 May 2008
277 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport the number of civil servants who have worked in the constituency offices of the Minister and his Ministers of State since 1997 to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20060/08]
View answerInformation on the number of individual civil servants who have worked in the constituency offices of the previous Ministers and Ministers of State, since this Department was established in 2002, is set out in the table. The number of staff in a Minister and Minister of State's Constituency Office may not exceed 6 and 5 respectively. This number includes both ministerial appointments and civil servants.
|
Year |
Minister |
Numbers of Civil Servants in the constituency office |
|
June 2002–2004 |
Seamus Brennan |
3 |
|
2004–2007 |
Martin Cullen |
2 |
|
2007–date |
Noel Dempsey |
2 |
|
Year |
Minister of State |
Numbers of Civil Servants in the constituency office |
|
June 2002–2004 |
Jim McDaid |
2 |
|
2004–2005 |
Ivor Callely |
3 |
|
2006–June 2007 |
Pat The Cope Gallagher |
4 |
|
June 2007–May 2008 |
No Minister of State during this period |
0 |
|
May 2008 |
Noel Ahern |
Staff are currently being assigned to this office |
