Arising from the commitment in the Programme for Government a new EU Co-ordination Division was established in my Department with personnel from my Department’s existing EU and International Division and 20 staff from the EU Affairs Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, comprising 11 staff who were permanently redeployed to my Department and 9 staff who were temporarily seconded.
The breakdown in grades of those redeployed is one Assistant Principal Officer, four Executive Offices and six Clerical Officers. Two Counsellors, three First Secretaries and four Third Secretaries were temporarily seconded. The duration of their secondments will be in keeping with the usual policy of secondments of diplomatic staff employed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The annual increase in the salary costs for my Department arising from these redeployment and secondments is €1,078,313.
Details of the permanent redeployments to my Department since 27 March 2009, are set out at Table 1 while Table 2 contains details of the temporary redeployments/secondments to my Department. Each redeployment filled a vacancy which was considered essential to ensure the Department continues to meet its ongoing objectives. The total annual cost arising from these redeployments is €546,401. The usual arrangements for Department of Public Expenditure and Reform sanction in relation to these redeployment were applicable.
Table 1 - Permanent Redeployments
Number (wte)
|
Grade
|
Area Assigned To
|
1
|
Service Officer
|
Corporate Affairs
|
1
|
Assistant Principal Officer
|
IT Unit
|
1
|
Executive Officer
|
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Table 2 - Temporary Redeployments / Secondments
Number (wte)
|
Grade
|
Area Assigned To
|
1
|
Principal Officer
|
Economic, International & Northern Ireland
|
0.5
|
Principal Officer
|
EU Affairs and Co-ordination Division
|
0.5
|
Principal Officer
|
Constitutional Convention
|
1
|
Administrative Officer
|
Government Press Office
|
1
|
Third Secretary
|
Private Secretary to the Minister of State for European
|
1
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
EU Affairs and Co-ordination Division
|
1
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
Government Press Office
|