Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 December 2013
229. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the number of staff seconded from the Department of the Taoiseach and other Departments to his Department and the Health Service Executive; their roles and responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52330/13]
View answerThere are no staff currently seconded to my Department from the Department of the Taoiseach. As regards other Departments, there is one statistician from the Central Statistics Office currently working in my Department on a secondment basis. However there are a number of staff currently seconded/temporarily transferred to my Department from other Offices/Health Agencies including the Office of the Attorney General, the Health Service Executive and the Health Information and Quality Authority.
With regard to the Health Service Executive, they have been asked to collate the data sought as soon as possible and it will be provided directly to the Deputy by them when available.
