Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 November 2022
1. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of civil servants in his Department who are seconded to State agencies or other public bodies and in receipt of a higher duty or acting allowance; the number who have been seconded for more than ten, more than 20 and more than 30 years, respectively; if the higher duty allowance is not pensionable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55767/22]
View answerWhile my Department has 72 staff* seconded to State Agencies and other public bodies, according to records held on each secondment none of these 72 are in receipt of a higher duty/acting allowance.
Of the 72 staff seconded, 2 have been seconded for more than 10 years. Records indicate that there are no staff seconded for more than 20 or 30 years.
*36 staff assigned to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement and in post immediately prior to the establishment of the Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA), were seconded to the CEA on its establishment on 7 July 2022. Additionally, 15 staff within the total of 72 are seconded to the Department of Foreign Affairs and posted to embassies and missions abroad.
