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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 April 2022

Tuesday, 26 April 2022

Questions (169, 174, 177, 180)

Marc MacSharry

Question:

169. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Taoiseach 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. [19557/22]

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Mattie McGrath

Question:

174. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Taoiseach if he will outline all of the secondment arrangements within his Department; and the conditions related to such secondments. [19877/22]

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Carol Nolan

Question:

177. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach the number of persons currently employed in his Department who have been seconded in from the public sector; the number of Departmental officials seconded where the monies are recouped from the body the person is seconded to or where the Department pays for the person with no recoupment from the other organisation. [20069/22]

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Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

180. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the number of staff within his Department who availed of a secondment from January 2019 to date on the basis that it was not the intention of the staff member to return to their position within the Department. [20650/22]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 169, 174, 177 and 180 together.

My Department utilises secondments to fill roles that are temporary or time-bound in nature and roles that require specialist knowledge. My Department also facilitates Departmental staff availing of secondment opportunities in other Government Departments and in the European Commission as such arrangements provide staff with opportunities to broaden their skills and continue their professional and personal development. Secondment arrangements also provide opportunities for both the receiving and sending organisations to benefit from shared learning, good practice, new ideas and experience. Staff who have departed on secondment since 2019, have done so for an agreed period of time.

Currently, there are 19 individuals on secondment working in my Department all with relevant salary costs being covered by my Department. 17 individuals are on secondment from other Government Departments and two are on secondment from other Public Sector organisations.

Two members of staff of my Department are currently seconded out to other organisations, one at Assistant Principal level to the European Commission on the Seconded National Experts programme and one at Principal Officer level to another Government Department and who continues to be paid by my Department.

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