I wish to inform the Deputy that there are currently 10 staff from this Department seconded to work in other EU member states' public sector. This is broken down as illustrated in the following table.
Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union - 6 staff
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Seconded National Expert in the EU Commission - 2 staff
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German Embassy, Berlin - 1 staff
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - 1 staff
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1 Counsellor
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1 in Directorate General - Economic & Financial Affairs
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Berlin Embassy
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Economic & Finance Attaché Post
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1 Brexit Attaché
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1 in Directorate General - Taxation & Customs Union
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1 Fiscal Attaché
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1 Budget Attaché
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1 Fin. Services/DPER Attaché (jointly funded by the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform)
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1 Fin. Services Attaché
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All competitions for Permanent Representation, Embassy and OECD posts are advertised internally. Posts for the Commission are advertised by the Commission itself.