I propose to take Questions Nos. 1253, 1264 and 1274 together.
I wish to advise the Deputies that there are currently 74 officials availing of secondment arrangements into and out of my Department in total.
Included in this figure are 5 officials who are assigned as Seconded National Experts to the European Commission, European Council and European Parliament in Brussels. The salary of officials seconded to such positions in Brussels is paid by my Department and not recouped, and these secondments are usually for a period of 2 years with an option to extend for a further two years.
There are also currently 38 officials seconded to eleven Missions and Representations abroad across four continents. These postings are of a duration of between two and four years and are governed by a Memorandum of Understanding between my Department and the Department of Foreign Affairs.
I wish to inform the Deputies that there are currently 5 officers seconded to a public sector agency and 1 officer seconded to the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). The salaries of these officials are paid by my Department but recouped from the relevant entities on a quarterly basis.
Please note that my Department currently has no staff seconded into the Department from the public sector.
Please find the information in relation to staff seconded to other bodies below in tabular form.
Grade
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Body
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Salary
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Assistant Principal Officer
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Legal Services Regulatory Authority
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Assistant Principal Officer PPC pay scale
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Higher Executive Officer
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Legal Services Regulatory Authority
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Higher Executive Officer non-PPC pay scale
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Executive Officer
|
Legal Services Regulatory Authority
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Executive Officer PPC pay scale
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Administrative Officer
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Economic and Social Research Institute
|
Administrative Officer PPC pay scale
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Assistant Principal Officer
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University of Limerick
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Assistant Principal Officer PPC pay scale
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Executive Officer
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Institute of Public Administration
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Executive Officer PPC pay scale
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