Details of the annualised salary costs of my private and constituency offices and those of the Ministers of State in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in September 2011 and September 2012 are set out in the following tables. The variations arose due to the payment of salary scale increments or because of approved minor adjustments in staffing levels.
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr Eamon Gilmore TD
Offices
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Gross Annual Salary Costs September 2011
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Gross Annual Salary Costs September 2012
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Office of the Tánaiste
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€379,060
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€379,060
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Private Office – Foreign Affairs and Trade
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€348,698
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€357,782
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Constituency Office
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€132,963
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€134,791
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Minister of State for Trade and Development
Offices
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Ms Jan O’Sullivan TD
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Mr Joe Costello TD
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Gross Annual Salary Costs September 2011
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Gross Annual Salary Costs September 2012
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Private Office
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€221,339
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€186,455
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Constituency Office
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€131,914
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€118,236
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Minister of State for European Affairs, Ms Lucinda Creighton, TD
Offices
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Gross Annual Salary Costs September 2011
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Gross Annual Salary Costs September 2012
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Private Office
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€145,909
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€181,951
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Constituency Office
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€103,255
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€106,756
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