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Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 May 2013

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Questions (165)

John McGuinness

Question:

165. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the individual amount of overtime paid in the case of each political-ministerial appointee for the period 2007 to date in 2013 relative to his office and the office of the Minister of State; if such payments were made to the Secretary General and advisers, and if so, the amounts for the same period. [22876/13]

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Overtime payments to Ministerial appointees are detailed in the table below. Personal Secretaries and Personal Assistants may be required to work additional hours from time to time and have access to a maximum of 6 hours paid overtime per week, subject to the normal approval arrangements. Secretaries General at my Department, both current and past, are not entitled to claim overtime.

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade, Mr. Eamon Gilmore, TD 2011 to date

-

2011 Overtime

2012 Overtime

2013 Overtime

Personal Assistant (2)

4323

10029

3675

-

5422

7998

3851

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Michéal Martin, TD 2008 – 2011

-

2008 Overtime

2009 Overtime

2010 Overtime

2011 Overtime

Personal Assistant (1)

772

Nil

Nil

Nil

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Dermot Ahern, TD 2004 – 2008

-

2007 Overtime

2008 Overtime

Personal Assistant (1)

11598

5924

Personal Secretary (1)

10457

6099

Minister for State for European Affairs, Ms. Lucinda Creighton, TD 2011 to date

-

2011 Overtime

2012 Overtime

2013 Overtime

Personal Assistant (to Nov 2011)/Special Adviser (1)

2380

Nil

Nil

Personal Assistant (1)

Nil

8525

2802

Personal Secretary (1)

1778

6020

2296

Minister for State for European Affairs, Mr. Dick Roche, TD 2007 - 2011

-

2007 Overtime

2008 Overtime

2009 Overtime

2010 Overtime

2011 Overtime

Personal Secretary (1)

810

474

Nil

Nil

Nil

Civilian Driver (2)

Nil

550

358

Nil

Nil

-

Nil

Nil

797

Nil

Nil

Minister of State for Trade and Development, Mr. Joe Costello, TD December 2011 to date

-

2011 Overtime

2012 Overtime

2013 Overtime

Personal Assistant (1)

Nil

6681

3169

Personal Secretary (1)

Nil

7086

3049

Minister of State for Trade and Development, Ms. Jan O'Sullivan, TD 2011

-

2011 Overtime

Personal Assistant (1)

5823

Personal Secretary (1)

4017

Minister of State for Development Cooperation, Mr. Peter Power, TD 2008 - 2011

-

2008 Overtime

2009 Overtime

2010 Overtime

2011 Overtime

Personal Assistant (1)

3800

18834

12508

6111

Personal Secretary (2)

4431

10775

Nil

656

-

Nil

Nil

5570

741

Minister of State for Development Cooperation, Mr. Michael Kitt, TD 2007 - 2008

-

2007 Overtime

2008 Overtime

Personal Assistant (1)

8046

Nil

Personal Secretary (1)

4097

Nil

Civilian Driver (2)

Nil

Nil

Minister of State for Development Cooperation, Mr. Conor Lenihan, TD 2004 - 2007

2007 Overtime

-

Personal Secretary (1)

5962

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