I have outlined as follows, in tabular form, the number of staff appointed by each Minister and Minister of State in my Department or constituency office and their relevant costs including travel and subsistence, in each of the years for the period 2005 to March 2011. The data does not include any severance or related costs that may have been incurred.
Ministerial Appointees 2005-2011
MINISTER
|
YEAR
|
NO OF APPOINTEES
|
SALARY COST
|
Travel & Subsistence
|
Minister Dermot Ahern, T.D.
|
2005
|
4
|
291,088.29
|
7,709
|
-
|
2006
|
4
|
296,404.01
|
6,919
|
-
|
2007
|
4
|
326,044.32
|
6,009
|
-
|
2008
|
4
|
125,078.83
|
2,742
|
Minister Micheál Martin, T.D.
|
2008
|
4
|
171,129.67
|
694
|
-
|
2009
|
4
|
304,340.27
|
922
|
-
|
2010
|
4
|
246,390.45
|
4,175
|
-
|
2011
|
4
|
33,125.70
|
NIL
|
Minister Noel Treacy, T.D.
|
2005
|
4
|
181,272.10
|
31,349
|
-
|
2006
|
4
|
194,905.53
|
27,479
|
-
|
2007
|
4
|
96,211.61
|
17,729
|
Minister Dick Roche, T.D.
|
2007
|
5
|
136,432.69
|
7,081
|
-
|
2008
|
5
|
136,432.69
|
35,612
|
-
|
2009
|
5
|
273,637.79
|
34,551
|
-
|
2010
|
5
|
288,154.04
|
36,567
|
-
|
2011
|
5
|
259,805.46
|
11,291
|
Minister Conor Lenihan, T.D.
|
2005
|
4
|
152,188.36
|
21,294
|
-
|
2006
|
4
|
158,162.94
|
22,199
|
-
|
2007
|
5
|
88,321.17
|
10,794
|
Minister Michael Kitt, T.D.
|
2007
|
4
|
88,649.86
|
8,256
|
-
|
2008
|
4
|
69,927.81
|
10,117
|
Minister Peter Power, T.D.
|
2008
|
6
|
151,888.99
|
13,791
|
-
|
2009
|
6
|
303,954.52
|
20,206
|
-
|
2010
|
6
|
286,066.59
|
18,728
|
-
|
2011
|
6
|
75,263.86
|
2,576
|