Written answers

Wednesday, 11 January 2012

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Departmental Staff

8:00 pm

Photo of Denis NaughtenDenis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 49: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he runs a graduate internship programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41364/11]

Photo of Eamon GilmoreEamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade annually offers a small number of 11-month graduate internships in areas such as human rights, conflict resolution, disarmament and public international law. The Department's Development Cooperation Division, known as Irish Aid, also provides a number of 18-month internships for graduates with experience in international development. These are advertised through the careers offices of Irish third-level institutions. Separately, the Department annually facilitates four 6-month student placements in Irish Aid under a co-operation programme between the Department of Public Expenditure Reform and the University of Limerick. Consideration is also being given to temporarily recruiting a small number of Interns in summer 2012 to fill temporary additional posts allocated to the Department in the context of Ireland's forthcoming Presidency of the EU in the first half of 2013. All Interns are paid on the basis of the first point on the Executive Officer standard salary i.e. €26,122.

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