Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

What impact would that have on hiring someone else to replace them, if they were technically gone for the whole time? Say, for example, I was in the role just below somebody who was seconded and everyone knew they would be gone the entire time. What impact would that have on me? Would I be taking on the duties and responsibilities but not the actual role?