Ministerial Staff.

Tuesday, 27 January 2009

Questions (374)

Enda Kenny

Question:

441 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff in her private office and constituency office in 2008 broken down by grade; the salary cost including overtime, expenses and allowances and so on in each office for 2008; and the number of these staff personally appointed by her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1532/09]

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Minister for Health and Children (Deputy Mary Harney)

The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the following tables. The total pay for both my Private Office and my Constituency Office includes Employers P.R.S.I. and also P.R.S.A.'s where appropriate.

Table 1: Staffing Position at 31 December 2008

Private Office
	Special Adviser/ Press Officer	Private Secretary	Personal Assistant	Executive Officer	Staff Officer	Clerical Officer	Total	Personal Appointment
Private Office	2*	1	1*	2	1	4	11	3
Constituency Office			1*			2	3	1

*Denotes individuals personally appointed by me.

Table 2: Administrative Budget Details at 31 December, 2008

2008	Total Pay	Travel and Subsistence	Overtime
	€	€	€
Minister for Health & Children Private Office	899,273.76†	40,501.07	3,141.46
Minister for Health and Children Constituency Office	151,597.73†	0	0

†The total pay for both my offices is the actual amount paid for the year 2008.

Question No. 442 answered with Question No. 320.

Question No. 443 answered with Question No. 385.