Departmental Staff.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 December 2006

Tuesday, 12 December 2006

Ceisteanna (505, 506)

Eamon Gilmore

Ceist:

529 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in respect of each Minister of State within his Department the number of staff broken down by grade employed within their private office and their constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; the number who are political appointees; the annual cost of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42727/06]

Eamon Gilmore

Ceist:

530 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of staff broken down by grade employed within his private office and his constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; the number who are political appointees; the annual cost of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42742/06]

Freagraí scríofa

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

I propose to take Questions Nos. 529 and 530 together.

The staffing composition of my private and constituency offices (detailing permanent civil servants and temporary unestablished civil servants) are set out in the following tables.

Private Office

Permanent Civil Servants	Temporary Unestablished Civil Servants
Full time Equivalents	Grade	Full time Equivalents	Title
1	Executive Officer (Private Secretary)	1	Special Advisers (Principal Officer grade)
3	Executive Officer
3	Clerical Officer

Constituency Office

Permanent Civil Servants	Temporary Unestablished Civil Servants
Full time Equivalents	Grade	Full time Equivalents	Title
2	Executive Officer	1	Personal Assistant (HEO grade)
2.5	Clerical Officer	1	Personal Secretary (Secretarial Assistant grade)

From January to end November 2006 salary costs for the above staff amounted to €526,465.67.

Overtime and travel and subsistence are paid as the need arises in accordance with Department of Finance Guidelines; from January to the end of November 2006 these have amounted to €23,437.44 and €14,221.10 respectively.

The staffing composition of the private and constituency offices of both Ministers of State at my Department are set out in the following tables.

Minister Noel Ahern: Private Office

Permanent Civil Servants	Temporary Unestablished Civil Servants
Full time Equivalents	Grade	Full time Equivalents	Title
1	Higher Executive Officer (Private Secretary)
2	Executive Officer
2	Clerical Officer

Minister Noel Ahern: Constituency Office

Permanent Civil Servants	Temporary Unestablished Civil Servants
Full time Equivalents	Grade	Full time Equivalents	Title
1	Executive Officer	1	Personal Assistant (HEO grade)
2	Clerical Officer	1	Personal Secretary (Secretarial Assistant grade)

From January to end November 2006 salary costs for the above staff amounted to €345,919.54. Overtime, from January to the end of November 2006, amounted to €12,217.20 and no travel and subsistence expenses have been incurred to date in 2006.

Minister Batt O'Keeffe: Private Office

Permanent Civil Servants	Temporary Unestablished Civil Servants
Full time Equivalents	Grade	Full time Equivalents	Title
1	Higher Executive Officer (Private Secretary)
1	Executive Officer

Minister Batt O'Keeffe: Constituency Office

Permanent Civil Servants	Temporary Unestablished Civil Servants
Full time Equivalents	Grade	Full time Equivalents	Title
1	Executive Officer	1	Personal Assistant (HEO grade)
1	Clerical Officer	1	Personal Secretary (Secretarial Assistant grade)

From January to end November 2006 salary costs for the above staff amounted to €248,966.74. Overtime and travel and subsistence, from January to the end of November 2006, amounted to €68.27 and €8,174.97 respectively.