36 Mr. Nealon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of civil servants, by grade, employed in his own office, including his constituency office, and in the offices of his Minister of State; and the number and titles of any non-civil servants in each of these offices. [7275/97]

Staff details of my offices and those of the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Office of the Tánaiste are matters of public record. To assist the Deputy, I would refer him to my replies of 24 January 1995, to Question No. 58 of 7 June 1995, to Question No. 66 of 19 October 1995, to Question No. 59 of 14 February 1996, to Question No. 62 of 6 March 1996, to Question No. 56 of 25 July 1996, to Question No. 45 of 22 October 1996, to Questions Nos. 58, 67 and 69. There has been no change in this position.