Departmental Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 April 2022

Tuesday, 26 April 2022

Questions (1172)

Marc MacSharry

Question:

1172. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide the details of the name, salary, position and roles of persons who are being paid for by his Department for secondment to another public, private or semi-private entity, in tabular form, following the announcement that the salary of a person (details supplied) being seconded to Trinity College, Dublin will be paid by the Department of Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19550/22]

Written answers

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

There are no officials from my Department on secondment to organisations in the wider public, private or semi-private sectors whose costs are being met from the Department’s payroll budget. Please note that for administrative purposes, officials on secondment to outside organisations may continue to be paid through the Department’s payroll arrangements with the National Shared Services Office (NSSO) but the salary costs are then recouped to my Department.