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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 24 Oct 1989

Vol. 392 No. 1

Written Answers. - Departmental Staff on Constituency Work.

142.

asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of personnel within his Department whose sole or primary function is dealing with constituency inquiries on behalf of him and his Ministers of State from 1976 to 1989.

There are no staff within my Department whose sole or primary function is dealing with constituency inquiries. Staff work in both the constituency and private offices and carry out the various duties appropriate to both offices as the need arises. The following table sets out details of the normal equivalent full-time staffing levels on constituency work for 1987 to 1989. The information is not readily available in the manner requested for 1976 to 1986.

1987

1988

1989

Minister's Office

6

6

6

Minister of State's Office (Mr. Kirk)

4

4

3

Minister of State's Office (Mr. Walsh)

5

6

5

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