The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the cost to my Department of salaries and expenses for staff employed in my Constituency Office, the Constituency Office of the Ministers of State in my Department and those of my predecessor and the Ministers of State attached to my Department from June 2007 to date are set out in the following tables.
The tables also provide details of the miscellaneous costs attributed to Constituency Offices such as stationery and office equipment consumables, but it should be noted that the costs such as utilities and general services are not apportioned on an individual office basis but cover the whole Department.
My Department does not hold information on office space occupied by Constituency Offices based outside my Department and estimated values of office space for Constituency Offices, whether based in my Department or elsewhere, are also not available.
Mr. Dick Roche T.D. is Minister of State at my Department and at the Department of Foreign Affairs with special responsibility for European Affairs. Mr. Dara Calleary T.D. was appointed Minister of State at my Department with special responsibility for Public Transformation on 23rd March, 2010. Neither of these Ministers of State have constituency offices based in my Department.
Former Taoiseach, Deputy Bertie Ahern
|
Period
|
WTE
|
Grade
|
Salary & Expenses
|
Location of Constituency Office
|
Size of Constituency Office in Dept of the Taoiseach
|
Miscellaneous Constituency Office Costs
|
|
|
|
€
|
|
|
€
|
|
14/06/07 – 31/12/07
|
1
|
Personal Assistant
|
37,898
|
1. Dept of the Taoiseach
|
82 sq metres
|
8,090.54
|
|
1
|
Personal Assistant
|
33,942
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Personal Secretary
|
23,647
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Executive Officer
|
23,005
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Clerical Officer
|
20,085
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Clerical Officer
|
16,584
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Clerical Officer
|
19,755
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Clerical Officer
|
17,796
|
|
|
|
|
1/1/08 – 06/05/08
|
1
|
Personal Assistant
|
25,377
|
|
82 sq metres
|
9,112.91
|
|
1
|
Personal Assistant
|
20,349
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Personal Secretary
|
10,006
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Executive Officer
|
20,006
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Clerical Officer
|
9,195
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Clerical Officer
|
11,474
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Clerical Officer
|
14,974
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Clerical Officer
|
4,731
|
|
|
|
|
07/05/08 – 31/12/08
|
|
Nil
|
|
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
|
01/01/09 – 31/12/09
|
|
Nil
|
|
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
An Taoiseach, Brian Cowen
|
Period
|
WTE
|
Grade
|
Salary & Expenses
|
Location of Constituency Office
|
Size of Constituency Office in Dept of the Taoiseach
|
Miscellaneous Constituency Office Costs
|
|
|
|
€
|
|
|
€
|
|
07/05/08 to 31/12/08
|
1
|
Personal Assistant
|
32,452
|
1. Dept of the Taoiseach
|
54 sq metres
|
6,789.94
|
|
1
|
Personal Assistant
|
30,220
|
2. Tullamore
|
|
|
|
1
|
Office Manager
|
40,327
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Personal Secretary
|
23,570
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Personal Secretary
|
23,294
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Personal Assistant
|
33,351
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Clerical Officer
|
13,700
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Clerical Officer
|
8,458
|
|
|
|
|
01/01/09 to 31/12/09
|
1
|
Personal Assistant
|
51,684
|
|
54 sq metres
|
10,335.33
|
|
1
|
Personal Assistant
|
48,382
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Office Manager
|
67,526
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Personal Secretary
|
40,197
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Personal Secretary
|
40,039
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Personal Assistant
|
56,160
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Clerical Officer
|
16,868
|
|
|
|
|
01/01/10 – 31/08/10
|
1
|
Personal Assistant
|
34,340
|
|
54 sq metres
|
6,409.74
|
|
1
|
Personal Assistant
|
33,053
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Office Manager
|
42,605
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Personal Secretary
|
27,964
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Personal Secretary
|
26,897
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Personal Assistant
|
34,950
|
|
|
|
Former Minister of State, Deputy Tom Kitt
|
Period
|
WTE
|
Grade
|
Salary & Expenses
|
Location of Constituency Office
|
Size of Constituency Office in Dept of the Taoiseach
|
Miscellaneous Constituency Office Costs
|
|
|
|
€
|
|
|
€
|
|
14/06/07 – 31/12/07
|
1
|
Personal Assistant
|
27,794
|
Dept of the Taoiseach
|
48 sq metres
|
1,408.94
|
|
1
|
Personal Assistant
|
26,555
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Staff Officer
|
22,541
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Staff Officer
|
23,091
|
|
|
|
|
01/01/08 to 06/05/08
|
1
|
Personal Assistant
|
47,201
|
|
48 sq metres
|
1,366.96
|
|
1
|
Personal Assistant
|
15,938
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Staff Officer
|
13,882
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Staff Officer
|
10,000
|
|
|
|
|
07/05/08 – 31/12/08
|
|
Nil
|
|
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
|
01/01/09 – 31/12/09
|
|
Nil
|
|
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Former Minister of State, Deputy Pat Carey
|
Period
|
WTE
|
Grade
|
Salary & Expenses
|
Location of Constituency Office
|
Size of Constituency Office in Dept of the Taoiseach
|
Miscellaneous Constituency Office Costs
|
|
|
|
€
|
|
|
€
|
|
07/05/08 to 31/12/08
|
1.0
|
Personal Assistant
|
31,623
|
1. Dept of the Taoiseach
|
48 sq metres
|
1,406.22
|
|
0.5
|
Secretarial Assistant
|
16,494
|
2. Finglas
|
|
|
|
0.5
|
Secretarial Assistant
|
15,929
|
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Clerical Officer
|
14,231
|
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Staff Officer
|
18,000
|
|
|
|
|
01/01/09 to 31/12/09
|
1.0
|
Personal Assistant
|
48,027
|
|
48 sq metres
|
216.56
|
|
0.5
|
Secretarial Assistant
|
24,897
|
|
|
|
|
0.5
|
Secretarial Assistant
|
24,305
|
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Clerical Officer
|
24,397
|
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Staff Officer
|
44,494
|
|
|
|
|
01/01/10 to 23/03/10
|
1.0
|
Personal Assistant
|
12,415
|
|
48 sq metres
|
108.28
|
|
0.5
|
Secretarial Assistant
|
7,163
|
|
|
|
|
0.5
|
Secretarial Assistant
|
6,824
|
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Clerical Officer
|
6,064
|
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Staff Officer
|
11,462
|
|
|
|
