Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We do not have a formal policy on that currently. In the context of the work we are doing, it is a matter at which we could have a look. The one watch-out we need to have is that if one moves beyond a certain level in the public services, one could well acquire knowledge and a skill set that would be of greater value to an employer on the other side of the table. That private value could be greater than the public value we get by allowing that mobility to happen at middle to senior management level.