Departmental Staff Redeployment

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 March 2013

Thursday, 14 March 2013

Questions (119)

Luke 'Ming' Flanagan

Question:

119. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of years employees of his Department have been seconded to two private companies, the Irish Horse Board Cooperative Society Ltd and Horse Sport Ireland Ltd; if there are any current employees of his Department working within these two companies; if so, the names of the persons and the length of time they have been seconded to HSI or IHB; if not, when his Department's employees' ceased working within the IHB and HSI; if there are any of his Department's employees currently or previously working within private companies other then IHB and HSI with their salaries paid by his Department; his views on whether it is appropriate that taxpayers here pay the salaries of civil servants working for private companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13580/13]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

One Superintending Veterinary Inspector has been seconded to Animal Health Ireland as its Chief Executive in September 2009 and my Department continues to pay his salary as part of its annual subvention to AHI. Two Executive Officers have been seconded from my Department since 1994 to Horse Sport Ireland Limited. The salaries in respect of the two individuals are recouped from Horse Sport Ireland Limited. No other civil servants have been seconded from my Department to work in private companies.