Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 14 Dec 1995

Vol. 459 No. 8

Written Answers. - Departmental Staff.

Ivor Callely

Ceist:

88 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for the Environment the total number of personnel working in his Office and the Office of the Minister(s) of State at his Department; the number of support staff and back-up personnel in each office; their titles and responsibilities; their salaries and other associated costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18924/95]

Minister for the Environment (Mr. Howlin)

The numbers, annual salary costs and titles or grades of the staff employed in my private and constituency offices and those of the Ministers of State at my Department are set out in the following table:

	Numbers Employed	Annual Salary Costs £000	Titles or Grades
Minister's Office	16	297	1 Programme Manager
			1 Special Adviser
			1 Personal Assistant
			1 Personal Secretary
			1 Higher Executive Officer—
			Private Secretary
			3 Executive Officers
			2 Staff Officers
			6 Clerical Assistant/Typists
Minister of State Liz McManus's Office	13*	184	1 Special Adviser
			1 Personal Assistant
			2 *Personal Secretaries
			2 Civilian Drivers
			1 Higher Executive Officer—
			Private Secretary
			2 Executive Officers
			4 Clerical Assistant/Typists
Minister of State Bernard Allen's Office	3	53	1 Executive Officer—
			Private Secretary
			1 Clerical Officer
			1 Clerical Assistant/Typist
Total	32	534

* Includes two part-time staff filling one post.

Each staff member carries out the advisory, secretarial or back-up duties appropriate to the relevant post and is entitled to receive travelling and subsistence expenses at the standard Civil Service rates in respect of any travel or absences in the course of official duties.