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Ministerial Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 May 2013

Thursday, 9 May 2013

Questions (40)

John McGuinness

Question:

40. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of travel and subsistence both foreign and domestic claimed by each junior Minister and Secretary General in his Department for the period 2007 to date in 2013; the number of staff appointed by each Minister and junior Minister in his Department or constituency office and their relevant cost including travel and subsistence in each case for the period 2007 to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22037/13]

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The amounts claimed by each Junior Minister and Secretary General in my Department for travel and subsistence and details of the number of staff appointed by each Minister and Junior Minister in my Department or constituency office to include costs for the period 2007 – 2013 are set out in the tables below. My Department is fully compliant with the Department of Finance guidelines on foreign travel and also operates its own detailed internal travel guidelines which ensure cost effective travel practices. The central aim of the Departmental travel policy is to minimise official travel costs and achieve value for money for expenditure necessarily incurred, consistent with effective discharge of official duties. As the Deputy is aware the role and functions carried out by special advisors are set out in Section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997.

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade, Mr. Eamon Gilmore, TD

2011 to date

-

2011 Salary

2012 Salary

2013 Salary

Travel & Subsistence

Chief Adviser (1)

101,272

167,421

64,393

1,288

Economic Adviser (1)

122,214

154,465

59,410

1,196

Special Adviser (2)

50,130

82,348

32,488

1,637

-

9,643

30,683

820

Personal Assistant (2)

38,691

65,896

25,162

-

49,625

63,865

25,339

-

Personal Secretary (2)

27,805

45,781

16,728

-

-

4,109

9,130

-

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Michéal Martin, TD

2008 – 2011

-

2008 Salary

2009 Salary

2010 Salary

2011 Salary

Travel & Subsistence

Special Adviser (2)

60,883

109,830

194,478

7,824

3,591

59,787

106,214

72,969

-

1,886

-

-

46,552

6,449

-

Personal Assistant (1)

28,944

49,029

88,017

13,203

-

Personal Secretary (1)

21,516

39,267

77,014

5,649

313

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Dermot Ahern, TD

2004 – 2008

-

2007 Salary

2008 Salary

Travel and Subsistence

Press Adviser (1)

97,469

38,230

6,829

Special Adviser (1)

107,117

37,048

3,816

Personal Assistant (1)

63,478

26,274

-

Personal Secretary (1)

57,980

23,527

-

Minister for State for European Affairs, Ms. Lucinda Creighton, TD

2011 to date

-

2011 Salary

2012 Salary

2013 Salary

Travel and Subsistence

MoS Lucinda Creighton

-

-

-

34,917

Special Adviser (1)

29,649

63,146

24,629

5,146

Personal Assistant (1)

2,992

52,201

20,236

-

Personal Secretary (1)

23,705

42,149

16,099

-

Civilian Driver (2)

22,779

35,649

12,184

418

25,902

36,912

12,003

1,092

Minister for State for European Affairs, Mr. Dick Roche, TD

2007 - 2011

-

2007 Salary

2008 Salary

2009 Salary

2010 Salary

2011 Salary

Travel and Subsistence

MoS Dick Roche

-

-

-

-

-

97,853

Special Adviser (1)

47,729

93,251

98,521

92,496

29,938

2,707

Personal Assistant (1)

28,107

53,700

54,840

51,389

20,449

12,124

Personal Secretary (1)

25,022

46,745

47,240

44,475

14,102

46

Civilian Driver (2)

19,058

38,484

43,051

36,129

8,321

60,842

16,517

41,458

44,502

35,316

8,141

50,438

Minister for State for European Affairs, Mr Noel Treacy, TD

2004 - 2007

-

2007 Salary

Travel and Subsistence

MoS Noel Tracey

-

37,884

Special Adviser (1)

43,282

1,582

Personal Secretary (1)

23,081

-

Civilian Driver (2)

14,924

8,027

14,924

7,155

Minister of State for Trade and Development, Mr. Joe Costello, TD

December 2011 to date

-

2011 Salary

2012 Salary

2013 Salary

Travel and Subsistence

MoS Joe Costello

-

-

-

8,518

Personal Assistant (1)

-

45,224

20,603

-

Personal Secretary (1)

-

49,346

19,777

-

Minister of State for Trade and Development, Ms. Jan O’Sullivan, TD

2011

-

2011 Salary

Travel and Subsistence

MoS Jan O’Sullivan

-

11,580

Personal Assistant (1)

38,759

-

Personal Secretary (1)

34.777

-

Civilian Driver (2)

23,736

2,809

22,743

3,003

Minister of State for Development Cooperation, Mr. Peter Power, TD

2008 - 2011

-

2008 Salary

2009 Salary

2010 Salary

2011 Salary

Travel and Subsistence

MoS Peter Power

-

-

-

-

65,911

Special Adviser (1)

51,225

93,267

89,825

28,518

-

Personal Assistant (1)

32,219

69,534

61,563

21,842

-

Personal Secretary (2)

25,436

49,403

24,164

5,653

-

-

3,554

27,535

4,008

-

Civilian Driver (2)

21,504

37,085

9,099

-

13,698

21,504

39,764

35,858

7,960

28,082

-

11,346

38,024

7,283

12,552

Minister of State for Development Cooperation, Mr. Michael Kitt, TD

2007 - 2008

-

2007 Salary

2008 Salary

Travel and Subsistence

MoS Michael Kitt

-

-

33,110

Personal Assistant (1)

29,851

-

-

Personal Secretary (1)

24,494

-

-

Civilian Driver (2)

-

-

8,572

17,152

-

9,801

Minister of State for Development Cooperation, Mr. Conor Lenihan, TD

2004 - 2007

-

2007 Salary

Travel and Subsistence

MoS Conor Lenihan

-

9,080

Personal Assistant (1)

20,113

926

Personal Secretary (1)

27,294

-

Civilian Driver (2)

14,924

1,820

16,250

5,107

Secretaries General - Travel and Subsistence

-

Date

Travel and Subsistence

David Cooney

2009 - to date

11,127

Dermot Gallagher

2007 - 2009

16,066

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