Dáil Éireann - Volume 477 - 08 April, 1997

Written Answers - Ministerial Staff.

Mr. Callely Mr. Callely

67. Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of staff in his ministerial offices, such as programme managers, advisers, support staff and other such related costs for 1997; and the comparative figures for 1993 and 1987. [9329/97]

Mr. Callely Mr. Callely

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[362] 89. Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Health the total number of staff in his ministerial offices and his Ministers' of State offices; if he will give a breakdown of the status of all staff, whether temporary civil servants, permanent or non-established; if he will give comparison figures for the years 1988, 1993, 1995 and 1996; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8904/97]

Minister for Health (Mr. Noonan, Limerick East) Michael Noonan

Minister for Health (Mr. Noonan, Limerick East): I propose to reply to Questions Nos. 67 and 89 together.

The information in relation to the Deputy's first question is contained in the following table:

The figures given above for Civil Service posts have been averaged over the period of each year in order to reflect slight variations which have occurred.

* It should be noted that from 1994, the Department has been supporting 2 Ministers of State as opposed to one prior to that and this is reflected in the figures.

† In these cases it should be noted that one of the posts is that of Minister's driver i.e. 2 people job sharing.

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