Kieran O'Donnell (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Perhaps I should already know this but, in the context of developing people in organisations, is there any arrangement whereby individuals in the public sector can be seconded to the private sector and vice versain order that synergies might be created? I come from the pure private sector, as does the Chairman, and I was self-employed for many years. Very few of our peers have gone into politics. When one is self-employed, it is difficult. We have to look at changing the position in this regard over time. Could a policy be developed whereby a person working in a Department could be seconded to industry for a year to ensure a synergy of ideas between the public and private sectors?