Ministerial Staff.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 April 2005

Wednesday, 20 April 2005

Ceisteanna (287, 288)

Ruairí Quinn

Ceist:

326 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in respect of the category of ministerial staff, including those attached to Ministers of State in his Department who not being civil servants but are contracted by him as personal assistant, political advisor, programme manager and press communications advisers, the name of the person; their function; if full-time or part-time employed; the terms of the contract; the level of remuneration, either by hour if part-time or as an annual salary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12369/05]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Mr. Roche)

The names and functions of persons appointed to the posts of personal secretary, personal assistant and special adviser to the Minister at my Department are as set out in the following tabular statement:

Minister Deputy Roche.

Name	Function	Full time or Part time
David Grant	Special Adviser	Work-sharing (4 day week )
Geraldine Cole	Personal Assistant	Full time
Ciara Furlong	Personal Secretary	Full time

Minister of State Deputy Batt O'Keeffe.

Name	Function	Full time or Part time
Katherine Woods	Personal Assistant	Full time
Donal Howard	Personal Secretary	Full time

Minister of State Deputy Noel Ahern.

Name	Function	Full time or Part time
Deirdre Heaney	Personal Assistant	Full time

In addition, Sean Fitzpatrick has been appointed to the post of press officer in my Department in a temporary unestablished capacity for a period which will terminate not later than the date on which I cease to hold my present office. All the above appointments comply with the Department of Finance guidelines on the staffing of ministerial offices, and the terms and conditions of the staff involved are in accordance with sanctions received from the Minister for Finance.

Remuneration of these staff is in accordance with the appropriate published standard Civil Service scales for secretarial assistant Houses of the Oireachtas — personal secretary, higher executive officer — personal assistant, and principal officer — special adviser and press officer.

Ruairí Quinn

Ceist:

327 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in respect of each person in the employment of the ministerial office, including that of Ministers of State attached to his Department as either personal assistant, political adviser, programme manager, and press communications adviser, the cost of travel and maintenance expenses incurred individually by each person by name for the calendar year 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12384/05]

Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Mr. Roche)

The information requested is set out in the following tabular statement:

Office of Minister Deputy Roche.

Name	Function	Travel & Subsistence costs paid in 2004 (€)
David Grant	Special Adviser	Nil
Geraldine Cole	Personal Assistant	Nil
Ciara Furlong	Personal Secretary	Nil

Office of Minister of State Deputy Batt O'Keeffe.

Name	Function	Travel & Subsistence costs paid in 2004 (€)
Donal Howard	Personal Secretary	Nil

Office of Minister of State Deputy Noel Ahern.

Name	Function	Travel & Subsistence costs paid in 2004 (€)
Deirdre Heaney	Personal Assistant	Nil
Siobhan Mc Grath	Personal Secretary	Nil

Office of Minister Deputy Cullen

Name	Function	Travel & Subsistence costs paid in 2004 (€)
Pat Daly	Special Adviser	7,367
Sean Dower	Personal Assistant	Nil
Inez O’Neill	Personal Secretary	Nil

Office of Minister Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher.

Name	Function	Travel & Subsistence costs paid in 2004 (€)
Sinead McGowan	Personal Assistant	7,122
Aideen Gilleen	Personal Secretary	Nil

Department Press Officer.

Name	Function	Travel & Subsistence costs paid in 2004 (€)
Dan Pender		4,518
Sean Fitzpatrick		Nil