I propose to take Questions Nos. 453 and 455 together.
As the Deputy will be aware, the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht was established on 2nd June 2011. The details requested by the Deputy in respect of my own private and constituency offices, and those of Minister of State Dinny McGinley, T.D., are set out in the following tables. The staffing levels referred to are consistent with the Guidelines on Staffing of Ministerial Offices, as approved by the Government earlier this year.
The Deputy will note that the details provided relate to the period since my appointment as Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and the appointment of Minister of State Dinny McGinley on 10 March 2011.
Offices of Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
|
No of staff (WTE)
|
Salary cost in 2011 to date
|
|
|
€
|
Private Office
|
5
|
119,604
|
Constituency Office
|
4
|
71,907
|
Total
|
9
|
191,511
|
Offices of Minister of State
|
No of staff (WTE)
|
Salary cost in 2011 to date
|
|
|
€
|
Private Office
|
4
|
86,724
|
Constituency Office
|
3
|
60,360
|
Total
|
7
|
147,084
|