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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 April 2022

Tuesday, 26 April 2022

Questions (364)

Mattie McGrath

Question:

364. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline all of the secondment arrangements within his Department; the conditions related to such secondments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19879/22]

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There are a number of staff on secondment to agencies under the remit of my Department, including the Marine Casualty Investigation Board, strengthening links between the Department and its agencies. There are also several staff seconded to other Government Departments including the Department of Foreign Affairs to resource the Permanent Representation in Brussels etc. and a small number of staff are seconded as national experts to the EU Commission. These EU Commission posts allow the department to have input into EU policy and legislative proposals.

The duration of staff secondments to other Government Departments vary as they may be terminated at relatively short notice, or extended, by agreement with the other Department and the staff member concerned. In accordance with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform rules, during periods of secondment, staff maintain their terms and conditions of employment including their civil service grade and when the secondment period ends they return to the Department at that grade.

The following tables set out details by grade and institution or body of staff currently on secondment from and into my Department.

Staff seconded into the Department

Grade

Seconded from:

Responsible for payroll:

Start date of Secondment

Statistician

Central Statistics Office

Department of Transport

18/11/2019

Advisory Counsel Grade 3

Attorney General’s Office

Department of Transport

31/08/2020

Clerical Officer, Minister of State Naughton’s office

Office of the Revenue Commissioners

Department of Transport

28/06/2021

Higher Executive Officer

National Shared Services Office

Department of Transport

04/04/2022

Staff seconded out by the Department

Grade

Seconded to:

Responsible for payroll

Start date of Secondment

Assistant Principal, EU Perm Rep office, Brussels

Department of Foreign Affairs

Department of Foreign Affairs

01/09/2020

Higher Executive Officer

Department of Health

Department of Health

09/10/2017

Economist

Waterford County Council

Waterford County Council

30/10/2018

Principal Officer

EU Commission

Department of Foreign Affairs

01/05/2021

Principal Officer, EU Perm Rep office, Brussels

Department of Foreign Affairs

Department of Foreign Affairs

01/06/2021

Administrative Officer, EU Perm Rep office, Brussels

Department of Foreign Affairs

Department of Transport

23/08/2021

Administrative Officer

International Maritime Organisation

Department of Transport

20/09/2021

Assistant Principal

Organisation for Economic Coordination and Development

Department of Foreign Affairs

01/09/2021

Ship Surveyor

Department of Foreign Affairs

Department of Foreign Affairs

06/12/2021

Assistant Principal

Department of Health

Department of Health

29/11/2021

Assistant Principal

Marine Casualty Investigation Board

Department of Transport

29/11/2021

Executive Officer

Marine Casualty Investigation Board

Department of Transport

30/10/2018

Clerical Officer

Marine Casualty Investigation Board

Department of Transport

24/01/2022

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