Ministerial Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 June 2016

Tuesday, 14 June 2016

Ceisteanna (499)

Clare Daly

Ceist:

499. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set down the number of staff who work exclusively on constituency matters for him. [15457/16]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

On the commencement of each Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) issues guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices including the permitted staffing levels in the private and constituency offices of Ministers and Ministers of State.

My Department is currently awaiting these guidelines in order to finalises contracts to persons allowing them to work on constituency matters.