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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 4 May 2022

Wednesday, 4 May 2022

Questions (74)

John Lahart

Question:

74. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of secondments from his Department to the university third level sector over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22248/22]

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Over the past two years, there has only been one secondment arrangement between my Department and a university/third level sector. 

This secondment arrangement was in respect of an Assistant Principal Officer of my Department who was seconded, for two days a week, to University College Cork (UCC).  He was seconded to the position of Senior Policy Adviser to MaREI, SFI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine Research and Innovation that is co-ordinated by the Environmental Research Institute (ERI) at University College Cork.  

For administrative purposes, given the nature of the secondment (2 day/3 day), the officer remained on my Department's payroll  but salary-related costs associated with the 2 days working in the research center were recouped from UCC.   As such, my Department was not liable for salary costs for the 2 days the officer worked in the research center. 

This secondment arrangement between my Department and University College Cork ended on 31 December 2021. 

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