John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I agree with the whole idea of secondment in terms of the knowledge that is shared by those who go into the public sector or a field of education or those who perhaps share with enterprise. That person is sharing knowledge he or she gained in the Civil Service or the public service. That is understood. How do they bring that knowledge back to the relevant Department? In terms of education, a person might have been in Trinity College Dublin or wherever. Where is the value in that for Departments?