Vol. 568 No. 5
442 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the current number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private office and the constituency office in respect of his and each Minister of State within his Department; the current amount paid in respect of each office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16851/03]
Each head of staff assigned to the ministerial offices in my Department meets the terms of the relevant guidelines laid down by the Department of Finance. The details sought are set out in the table below.
Minister's Office
Private & Constituency OfficePermanent Civil Servants–Temporary Unestablished Civil Servants
1 Higher Executive Officer (Private Secretary)
4 Executive Officer
4.5 Clerical Officer
1 Staff Officer
1 Special Adviser (Principal Officer grade)
1 Personal Assistant (HEO grade)
1 Personal Secretary (Secretarial Assistant grade)
The current annual salary costs for the offices are €410,447. Overtime costs for 2003 amount to €3,916, to date
Minister of State, Deputy N. Ahern's Office
Private and Constituency Office
Permanent Civil Servants–Temporary Unestablished Civil Servants
1 Executive Officer (Private Secretary)
2 Executive Officer
4 Clerical Officer
1 Personal Assistant (HEO grade)
1 Personal Secretary (Secretarial Assistant grade)
The current annual salary costs for the offices are €253,832. Overtime costs for 2003 amount to €8,027, to date
Minister of State, Deputy Gallagher's Office
Private & Constituency Office
Permanent Civil Servants–Temporary Unestablished Civil Servants
1 Executive Officer (Private Secretary)
2 Executive Officer
3 Clerical Officer
1 Personal Assistant (HEO grade)
1 Personal Secretary (Secretarial Assistant grade)
The current annual salary costs for the offices are €248,303. There are no overtime costs for 2003 to date.
Travel and subsistence expenses at appropriate civil service rates are paid, subject to the usual Civil Service conditions.
