Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 November 2016
94. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff from her Department currently seconded to other Departments or agencies in the Civil Service per annum from 2010 to date in 2016, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36969/16]
View answer95. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff from her Department that have appealed against secondment per annum from 2010 to date in 2016, in tabular form; the appeals mechanism involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36985/16]
View answer96. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff from her Department currently seconded to a firm in the private sector per annum from 2010 to date in 2016, in tabular form; the details of the company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37001/16]
View answer97. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff from her Department currently seconded from a firm in the private sector per annum from 2010 to date in 2016, in tabular form; the details of the company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37017/16]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 94 to 97, inclusive, together.
The table outlines the number of staff currently seconded to other Departments or agencies of the Civil Service from my Department who have taken up those secondments since 2010. It does not encompass the staff who moved on a temporary basis to the Irish Permanent representation in Brussels during the Irish Presidency of the EU in 2013; the staff who were seconded temporarily to the Insolvency Service of Ireland before it was an established agency of the Department; nor the staff of the Department who are currently serving in Visa Offices abroad.
|
Year |
Number of Secondments |
|
2010 |
0 |
|
2011 |
0 |
|
2012 |
1 |
|
2013 |
1 |
|
2014 |
4 |
|
2015 |
9 |
|
2016 |
11 |
My Department had three short term secondments from external firms in the years in question. There was one secondment from Grant Thornton Corporate Finance Limited for the period 12 November 2012 to 11 January 2013; one from KPMG for the period 10 December 2012 to 9 February 2013; and one from Deloitte for the period 4 February 2013 to 12 April 2013. The individuals concerned provided expert assistance on the establishment of the Insolvency Service of Ireland and their services were provided on a pro bono basis.
In addition, the Civil Service Staff Exchange Scheme which operated under the remit of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, was circulated to all Departments in 2013. The Scheme involved the placement of Civil Servants from Government Departments/Offices in private sector companies for a minimum period of three months and up to a period of one year with a reciprocal arrangement with the Private Sector. My Department nominated a member of staff for participation in the scheme in 2013 who was ultimately not facilitated with an actual secondment.
I am advised by my officials that officers from my Department have not appealed against a secondment during the period in question.
