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163 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the projected cost of salaries, allowances and other such payments for the offices of programme managers-special advisers-ministerial assistants and other such offices under his aegis as at January 1993; the outturn for the year ending 31 December 1993; the projected expenditure under this heading in 1994; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The cost of salaries, allowances and other similar payments in respect of the programme manager-personal advisers-ministerial assistants-personal secretaries-civilian drivers employed in my Department was included in the overall administrative budget for my Department in 1993. The projected cost of such payments was £259,250 while the outturn was £206,360 in 1993. The projected cost of staff in the various offices mentioned as at January 1963 reflected the cost of staff serving in 1992.
The projected costs for 1994 are £265,000 for salaries, allowances etc. The number in these categories in my Department is 14.
