In response to the Deputy's question, I have detailed the number of persons (in terms of full-time equivalents) employed in my Constituency Office, that of my predecessor, Minister of State Sean Connick and the previous Ministers of State who have held office in this Department since 14th June 2007. The tables below detail the amount of salaries and expenses (including overtime, allowances and travel & subsistence) to each individual.
Minister Brendan Smith 7/5/2008 to date
|
Grade
|
FTE
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
|
Personal Assistant
|
1.0
|
0.00
|
33,923.43
|
58,979.83
|
42,792.61
|
|
Personal Secretary
|
1.0
|
0.00
|
31,046.62
|
53,595.56
|
40,581.19
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
4.3
|
0.00
|
102,218.50
|
154,636.73
|
113,702.18
|
Minister Mary Coughlan 14/6/2007 to 6/5/2008
|
Grade
|
FTE
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
|
Personal Assistant
|
1.0
|
15,408.16
|
18,026.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
Personal Secretary
|
1.0
|
49,735.96
|
18,294.79
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
2.8
|
81,871.45
|
36,766.40
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
Minister of State Sean Connick 23/3/2010 to date
|
Grade
|
FTE
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
|
Personal Assistant
|
1.6
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
29,569.82
|
|
Personal Secretary
|
1.0
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
23,591.21
|
|
Executive Officer (Temp)
|
0.4
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
3,671.09
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
1.0
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
17,505.99
|
Minister of State Trevor Sargent 20/6/2007 to 23/2/2010
|
Grade
|
FTE
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
|
Personal Assistant
|
1.00
|
22,647.25
|
53,699.67
|
54,840.24
|
9,963.72
|
|
Personal Secretary
|
1.00
|
15,486.53
|
47,869.06
|
50,236.16
|
9,968.15
|
|
Staff Officer
|
2.00
|
24,552.03
|
87,655.47
|
58,179.02
|
4,817.74
|
|
Clerical Officer (Temp)
|
0.98
|
11,838.23
|
30,279.85
|
28,430.04
|
5,763.02
|
Minister of State Tony Killeen 13/5/2008 to 22/3/2010
|
Grade
|
FTE
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
|
Personal Assistant
|
1
|
0.00
|
31,293.22
|
54,840.24
|
13,923.32
|
|
Personal Secretary
|
1
|
0.00
|
21,317.36
|
38,433.40
|
10,035.81
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
2
|
0.00
|
41,319.64
|
67,223.51
|
14,941.55
|
Minister of State Mary Wallace 20/6/2007 to 12/5/2008
|
Grade
|
FTE
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
|
Personal Assistant
|
1
|
51,352.50
|
27,090.76
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
Personal Secretary
|
1
|
20,306.49
|
15,468.07
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
Clerical Officer (Temp)
|
3
|
50,630.45
|
37,359.59
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
Minister of State John Browne 20/6/2007 to 12/5/2008
|
Grade
|
FTE
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
|
Personal Assistant
|
1
|
19,830.88
|
12,179.69
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
Personal Secretary
|
1
|
21,001.56
|
16,214.58
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
Clerical Officer
|
1
|
14,380.13
|
12,424.81
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
Clerical Officer (Temp)
|
2
|
20,849.20
|
21,194.18
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
Neither I, my predecessor nor any of the Ministers of State occupy Constituency Offices on Department property.
The following table shows costs related to the Constituency Offices of the current Minister, current Ministers of Sate and Constituency Offices of their predecessors while they were attached to this Department.
The costs included relate to data networking, and telephone costs including installation, rental, call charges and miscellaneous charges.
|
Name
|
Address
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
|
Brendan Smith
|
3 Carrickfern,Cavan
|
0.00
|
18,470.74
|
17,900.83
|
13,191.26
|
49,562.83
|
|
Mary Coughlan
|
Ballybrillaghan, Mountcharles, Co. Donegal
|
1,621.89
|
762.57
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
2,384.46
|
|
Pier 1, Quay St, Donegal
|
8,869.55
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
8,869.55
|
|
Main Street, Stranorlar, Co. Donegal
|
2,201.18
|
1,316.39
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
3,517.57
|
|
East End House, Old Laghey Rd, Donegal
|
4,013.60
|
7,946.86
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
11,960.46
|
|
Ministers of State
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sean Connick
|
Millbanks Rosbercon, New Ross, Co. Wexford
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
479.00
|
479.00
|
|
Unit 1, Priory Quay, New Ross, Co. Wexford
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
2,575.64
|
2,575.64
|
|
Ciaran Cuffe
|
n/a
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
Tony Killeen
|
Ballycasheen, Kilnaboy, Ennis, Co. Clare
|
0.00
|
851.28
|
3,203.80
|
429.60
|
4,484.68
|
|
St Anthony’s Terrace, Ennis, Co. Clare
|
0.00
|
3,316.46
|
6,755.80
|
2,345.84
|
12,418.10
|
|
Trevor Sargent
|
Tara Cove, Balbriggan, Co Dublin
|
1,479.69
|
1,963.82
|
1,841.25
|
533.55
|
5,818.31
|
|
Rush, Co. Dublin.
|
1,349.00
|
3,069.02
|
6,755.80
|
2,245.84
|
13,419.66
|
|
9 Forest Mews, Swords, Co. Dublin.
|
1,349.00
|
1,986.50
|
1,200.00
|
300.00
|
4,835.50
|
|
Mary Wallace
|
Fairyhouse Rd, Ratoath, Co. Meath
|
17,536.61
|
2,248.45
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
19,785.06
|
|
Killegland St., Ashbourne, Co. Meath
|
4,209.74
|
2,334.19
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
6,543.93
|
|
Ennistown, Ratoath, Co. Meath
|
1,652.21
|
1,069.60
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
2,721.81
|
|
John Browne
|
Court Street, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
|
20,707.56
|
6,267.37
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
26,974.93
|
|
Lr Church St, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
|
0.00
|
5,400.17
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
5,400.17
|
