Eight members of staff who are on the payroll of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment are not currently working in the Department. A principal officer, a higher executive officer and a clerical officer are on secondment to the Ireland's permanent mission in Geneva, an assistant principal is on secondment to Forfás, an administrative officer is on a year-out work experience in another Department, an administrative officer is undertaking a masters programme in policy analysis, a higher executive officer is on secondment to the European Commission in Brussels and a clerical officer is on loan to Department of the Taoiseach.