Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 April 2022
163. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff within his Department who are based and working with the European Union in Brussels; their present roles and responsibilities; the posts and responsibilities that are presently vacant; the corresponding figures on 23 June 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19031/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere are currently 9 staff within my Department who are working with the European Union in Brussels. *In addition there is 1 staff member - a seconded national expert - seconded to the European Commission, in Washington D.C. The tables below set out the number of staff, their present roles and responsibilities and also the corresponding figures on 23 June 2016:
Table 1 - Officers seconded to the Department of Foreign Affairs to work on behalf of my Department at the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union in Brussels:
|
Number of currently in post |
Number of staff in post on23 June on 2016 |
Role |
Responsibilities |
|
1 |
1 |
PO Counsellor, Competitiveness Council |
Competitiveness, Industry, SMEs, State Aid, Data, Chips Act, Artificial Intelligence, Space, Foreign Subsidies |
|
1 |
1 |
AP Attaché, Competitiveness Council |
Competition, Single Market, Better Regulation, Standardisation, Intellectual Property, Digital |
|
1 |
1 |
AP Attaché, Competitiveness Council |
Consumer, Company Law, Chemicals, Workplace Health & Safety, Technical Harmonisation |
|
0 This posting transferred to the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research and Science as part of the transfer of functions in 2021. |
1 |
AP Attaché, Research and Innovation |
Furtherance of the Department’s Research and Innovation agenda |
|
1 |
1 |
PO Counsellor, Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) |
Ensuring Ireland’s position on individual trade and investment matters are promoted, secured and protected. |
|
1 |
No AO/HEO Attaché post in place in 2016 |
AO Attaché, Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) |
Ensuring Ireland’s position on individual trade and investment matters are promoted, secured and protected. |
|
1 |
No AP Attaché post for this agenda in 2016,this post was created in 2020 |
AP Attaché, Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) |
Furtherance of the Department’s Employment / Labour Affairs agenda |
Table 2 – Seconded to the European Commission, Brussels to work as Seconded National Expert (SNE). There were no staff of my Department seconded to the European Commission, Brussels as SNEs in 2016
|
Number of Staff current in post |
Role |
Responsibilities |
|
1 |
Seconded National Expert - DG - TRADE-G-5 - |
Trade Defence matters |
|
1 |
Seconded National Expert – DG Budget – |
Financial / EU Budgetary matters |
|
1* |
Seconded National Expert - DG Trade (delegation) based in Washington D.C. |
Policy Analysis, monitoring and co-ordination |
Table 3 – On EU special leave to work in the European Commission, Brussels as per D/Finance Circular 33 of 1991:
|
Number of Staff currently in post |
Number of staff in post on 23 June on 2016 |
|
1 |
1 |
I can also confirm that there are currently no vacant posts.
