Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 March 2005
366 Ms Burton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons employed in his private office and his constituency office; the annual amount paid in respect of salaries and expenses in regard to each such office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7930/05]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe current staffing in my private and constituency office is as follows. In my private office, there is one special adviser, one higher executive officer, serving as a private secretary, two executive officers and one clerical officer. In the constituency office, there is one executive officer, one personal secretary, one personal assistant and three clerical officers. I also have shared access to the following support staff who handle correspondence tracking, parliamentary questions, the processing of ministerial decision files etc. — one executive officer and 3.5 clerical officers. The salary costs and expenses for 2004 for my private office were as follows: salary, including overtime, €476,681.65; expenses, comprising travel and subsistence costs, €5,384.31.
