Departmental Staff.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 September 2008

Wednesday, 24 September 2008

Questions (1098, 1099)

Joan Burton

Question:

1189 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of staff broken down by grade, the number of such staff who are full time civil servants, the number of such staff who are political appointees, the cost for 2007 of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses and the projected cost for 2008 of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses in respect of the private and the constituency office of him and each Minister of State within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30623/08]

Written answers

Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív)

The current staffing in my private and constituency offices are:

Minister’s Private Office	Civil Servants	Political Appointees
	1 Private Secretary (Higher Executive Officer Level)	1 Media Advisor
	1 Executive Officer	1 Special Advisor
	7 Clerical Officers

Minister’s Constituency Office	Civil Servants	Political Appointees
	1 Executive Officer	1 Personal Assistant
	2 Clerical Officers	1 Personal Secretary

The current staffing in Minister of State's private and constituency offices are:

Minister of State’s Private Office	Civil Servants	Political Appointees
	1 Private Secretary (Executive Officer Level)	—
	4 Clerical Officers	—

Minister of State’s Constituency Office	Civil Servants	Political Appointees
	2 Clerical Officers	2 Personal Assistants (Worksharing)
		1 Personal Secretary

The Staffing for the Office of Minister of State for Integration is a matter for the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

The costs for 2007 and 2008 in my private and constituency offices are:

Minister’s Private Office	Salary and overtime	*Expenses
	€	€
2007	451,562	14,791
01/01/2008 to 31/12/2008	502,742	10,493

Minister’s Constituency Office	Salary and overtime	*Expenses
	€	€
2007	195,949	42
01/01/2008 to 31/12/2008	194,268	75

The costs for 2007 and 2008 for the Minister of State's private and constituency offices are:

Minister of State Carey’s Private Office	Salary and overtime	Expenses
	€	€
2007	166,638	578
01/01/2008 to 12/05/2008	70,755	2,081

Minister of State Carey’s Constituency Office	Salary and overtime	Expenses
	€	€
2007	138,585	143
01/01/2008 to 07/05/2008	46,419	15
01/01/2008 to 12/05/2008 Civil Servants	19,979	—

Minister of State Curran’s Private Office	Salary and overtime	* Expenses
	€	€
2008
13/05/2008 to 31/12/2008	118,332	173

* Expenses relating to 2008 are up to a current date.

Lucinda Creighton

Question:

1190 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of Civil Service staff dealing with constituency matters in his office; the number of Civil Service staff dealing with constituency matters in the offices of junior Ministers in his Department; and the cost in salaries for these staff per annum. [31125/08]

Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív)

The number of civil service staff dealing with constituency matters in my office and the cost in salaries for these staff per annum is:

Number of Civil Servants	Salary costs per annum
3	€106,886

The number of civil service staff dealing with constituency matters in my Minister of State's office and the cost in salaries for these staff per annum is:

Number of Civil Servants	Salary costs per annum
1.8	€57,713

The staffing for the Office of the Minister of State for Integration is a matter for the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

Question No. 1191 answered with Question No. 1188.