Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 December 2016
160. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of staff employed by her and each Minister of State, including parliamentary assistants, secretarial assistants, special advisers, press secretaries and other positions, in tabular form; the pay rate for each assistant and the total cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39549/16]
View answerDetails are provided below regarding staff paid from my Department's Vote whose appointments are coterminous with my term of office as Minister or coterminous with the terms of office of the two Ministers of State at my Department.
For completeness, I wish to advise that I and each of the two Ministers of State at my Department are also provided with a Personal Secretary and a Personal Assistant. With effect from the election of the 32nd Dáil, Personal Secretaries and Personal Assistants of officeholders are paid by the Houses of the Oireachtas as Secretarial Assistants and Parliamentary Assistants, respectively, under the Scheme for Secretarial Assistance.
Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
|
Number of Staff (WTE) |
Salary Scale |
Grade/Role |
|
1 |
3rd point Principal Officer Scale |
Special Adviser |
|
1 |
1st point Principal Officer Scale |
Special Adviser |
|
1 |
Civilian Driver (one point scale) |
Civilian Driver |
|
1 |
Civilian Driver (one point scale) |
Civilian Driver |
Minister of State (Regional Economic Development)
|
Grade/Role |
Number of Staff (WTE) |
Salary Scale |
|
Civilian Driver |
1 |
Civilian Driver (one point scale) |
|
Civilian Driver |
1 |
Civilian Driver (one point scale) |
Minister of State (Gaeltacht)
|
Grade/Role |
Number of Staff (WTE) |
Salary Scale |
|
Civilian Driver |
1 |
Civilian Driver (one point scale) |
|
Civilian Driver |
1 |
Civilian Driver (one point scale) |
