Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 April 2022
771. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs 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 his or her position within the Department. [20642/22]
View answerThere are currently 21 staff on secondment from my Department. All are expected to return to their previous roles, or equivalent roles appropriate to their grade, following the conclusion of their secondment.
The Department of Foreign Affairs avails of secondments to facilitate temporary staff exchanges with strategic partners across the public and private sectors and, on occasion, to fill key specialised roles associated with time-bound projects.
All secondment agreements entered into since December 2021 are concluded in line with provisions set out in the Secondments Policy for the Civil Service as outlined in Circular 27/2021.
