Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 April 2022
1913. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff within his Department who availed of a secondment from January 2019 to date on the basis that it was not the intention of the staff member to return to his or her position within the Department. [20635/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraStaff at my Department can avail of secondment opportunities to a variety of public sector bodies. The terms of all secondments to date make provision for the staff member to return to my Department.
However, the specific post they are assigned to at the end of their secondment is determined in line with the business/workforce planning needs that apply at that time. My Department regularly reviews its staff assignments to ensure that our resources are being used to support our work in the most effective and strategic manner possible. For that reason, it is possible that they may not be assigned to exactly the same position on their return, but rather to a different post.
