Dáil Éireann - Volume 610 - 22 November, 2005 - Written Answers.


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Dáil Éireann - Volume 610 - 22 November, 2005

Written Answers. - Ministerial Staff.

Mr. Gilmore Mr. Gilmore

244. Mr. Gilmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private office and the constituency office; the number of such staff who are permanent civil servants and the number that are political appointees; the annual cost of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35299/05]

Ms Harney Ms Harney

Ms Harney: The following tables detail the numbers and grade of staff employed in my private and constituency offices and the annual cost of each office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses. All staff are permanent civil servants except for special advisers, personal assistants and personal secretary.

Private Office.
Grade	Number of Officers (Wholetime Equivalents)
Special Advisers	3
Personal Assistant	1
Higher Executive Officer (Private Secretary)	1
Executive Officer	2
Staff Officer	1
Clerical Officer	6

Constituency Office.
Grade	Number of Officers (Wholetime Equivalent)
Personal Assistant	1
Personal Secretary	1
Clerical Officer	2.5

1289 [1289]
Annual Cost.
	Private Office	Constituency Office
	€	€
Salary excluding PRSI ER and Pension Contributions	759,387.22	178,179.35
Overtime	11,608.31
Expenses	1,354.56

In addition to the three special advisers listed above a senior manager is on loan from the Health Service Executive and works as part of my advisory team but is not contracted by the Department and continues to be an employee of the executive.

Dáil Éireann 610 Written Answers. Ministerial Staff.

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