Ministerial Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 September 2010

Wednesday, 29 September 2010

Questions (767)

Leo Varadkar

Question:

858 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport in respect of the current year in terms of full-time equivalents the number of persons employed in his, or if applicable his predecessors’, constituency office; the annual amount paid in respect of salaries and expenses to each individual; the location or locations of such constituency office; if those offices are on departmental property, to state the office space dedicated to such an office and the estimated value of same; the estimated cost of the provision of utilities, services and other miscellaneous costs to the office; if he will provide the same information for 2008, 2009 and from 14 June to the end of 2007; if he will provide the same information for Ministers of State attached to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32281/10]

Written answers

Minister for Transport (Deputy Noel Dempsey)

The requested details in relation to staffing in my constituency office are set out below. The salary amounts include employers PRSI and no non-salary expenses were incurred.

Minister Noel Dempsey staffing from June 2007-2010 to date

Grade	Annual amount paid to date 2010	2009	2008	2007	Location
	€	€	€	€
Clerical Officer	22,247	29,492	27,744	25,624	44 Kildare Street
Clerical Officer	1,069	0	0	0	44 Kildare Street
Executive Officer	33,825	50,629	49,142	46,710	44 Kildare Street
Personal Assistant (now retired)	12,383	59,228	59,290	28,962	Trim, Co Meath
Personal Assistant	20,859	0	0	0	Trim, Co Meath
Personal Secretary	34,310	32,141	46,556	22,794	Trim, Co Meath

The number of staff in a Minister's and Minister of State's Constituency office can not exceed 6 and 5 respectively. The Executive Officer was recently transferred to other duties and has not been replaced.

The rental and other costs related to offices in my constituency offices outside the Department are not borne by the State. Constituency staff who occupy workstations in my Department share office space with my departmental staff. The Department does not differentiate costs for utility services between functions.

Minister of State

The tables below contain requested details in relation to staffing in the constituency office of current and former Ministers of State in this Department. The salary amounts include employers PRSI. There was no Minister of State assigned to my Department in two periods from June 2007 to May 2008 and from April 2009 to March 2010.

Minister of State Noel Ahern from May 2008 to April 2009

Grade	Annual amount paid 2008	Expenses 2008-2009	Annual amount paid 2009	Location
	€	€	€
Personal Assistant	38,259	0	28,994	Leeson Lane
Personal Secretary	27,566	70	17,639	Leeson Lane
Executive Officer	23,626	0	17,460	Leeson Lane
Clerical Officer	17,723	0	12,703	Leeson Lane
Clerical Officer	17,234	0	15,080	Leeson Lane

Minister of State Ciaran Cuffe from March 2010 to date

Grade	Annual amount paid to date 2010	Location
	€
Personal Assistant	25,710	44 Kildare St
Personal Secretary	14,734	44 Kildare St

No non-salary expenses were incurred during this period.