Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 26 Mar 1996

Vol. 463 No. 3

Written Answers. - Ministerial Staff.

Dermot Ahern

Ceist:

411 Mr. D. Ahern asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the number of persons employed in the constituency office and the private office by him and the Minister(s) of State at his Department; the rank of each person; their salaries; the functions of the constituency office and the private office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6439/96]

Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications (Mr. Lowry)

The following table sets out the numbers, rank and salary of people employed in my office and the office of the Minister of State:

Minister's Office

No.	Rank	Constituency Office/Private Office	Salary
			£
1	HEO (Acting)	Constituency	19,047
2	Personal Assistant	Constituency	18,055
3	Personal Secretary	Constituency	9,303
4	CO	Constituency	13,309
5	CO	Constituency	11,605
6	Political Adviser	Both	30,351
7	Partnership Programme Manager	Private	*
8	Private Secretary	Private	29,127
9	EO	Private	16,209
10	EO	Private	19,144
11	CO	Private	12,401
12	CO	Private	11,605
13	CO	Private	14,640
14	CA/T	Both	13,240
15	CA/T	Both	10,980
16	CA/T	Both	10,094
Total 16			239,110

*No additional cost to the State involved as this salary is refunded to An Bord Tráchtála by agreement.

Minister of State Stagg's Office

Number	Rank	Constituency Office/Private Office	Salary
			£
1	Personal Secretary	Constituency	9,303
2	Personal Adviser	Constituency	23,380
3	Personal Assistant	Constituency	9,982
4	CO	Constituency	14,640
5	CO	Constituency	12,352
6	Private Secretary	Private	26,107
7	EO	Private	19,144
8	CA	Private	9,302
9	CA/T	Both	10,094
10	CA/T	Both	10,584
Total 10			144,888

Minister of State Doyle has responsibilities in this Department but her costs are funded by the Department of Finance where she also has been allocated certain responsibilities.

The function of the private office is to provide clerical, administrative and specialist support to the Minister and Minister of State. The constituency officer provides assistance to the Minister and Minister of State in all matters relating to the constitutency matters.