THE private office of the Minister for Justice has a staff of 10 people, it was revealed. It includes a programme manager on an annual salary of £45,074.

The others are a higher executive officer, an executive officer a staff officer, two clerical officers and four clerical assistants.

Mrs Owen, in a written reply to Mr Ivor Callely (FF, Dublin North Central) said that her general office had a staff of five people, two executive officers, a clerical assistant, a personal secretary and a personal assistant.