Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff members from his Department that have been temporarily and or permanently redeployed to other Government Departments or agencies since 27 March 2009; the details of the grades and pay scales involved; the total amount of savings achieved in salary payments in respect of the persons concerned; the duration of assignments; the business reasons supporting the redeployment of staff; the details of sanction received from the Department of Finance and or Public Expenditure and Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47235/12]

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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In 2009, three posts in my Department engaged in the work of the Information Society Commission which now comes within the remit of the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources were redeployed to that Department. The posts involved were one Principal Officer, one Assistant Principal Officer, and one Higher Executive Officer. As some functions regarding the Information Society Commission were transferred to the Department of Finance at that time also, one Administrative Officer redeployed from my Department to the Department of Finance. The total salary savings for my Department arising from the transfer of Information Society Commission functions was €322,936.

Arising from the commitment in the Programme for Government, sections and posts in my Department which had been engaged in work that now comes within the responsibility of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform transferred to that Department in 2011, along with some support staff. The total number of staff that transferred was 27.

The grades of the staff that were redeployed were: one Assistant Secretary; five Principal Officers; six Assistant Principal Officers; four Administrative Officers; one Higher Executive Officer; two Executive Officers; three Staff Officers; and five Clerical Officers. The salary saving arising for my Department was €1,639,543.

Details of staff temporarily seconded from my Department since 27 March 2009 are set out in the table beneath:

The annual salary savings in relation to these temporary secondments is €384,819.

All staff redeployed or seconded from my Department were paid as per the salary scales prescribed in Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 28/2009, copies of which are available on that Department's website, www.per.gov.ie.

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff members that have been temporarily and or permanently redeployed to his Department from other Government Departments or agencies since 27 March 2009; the details of the grades and pay scales involved; the total increase in salary payments for his Department in respect of the persons concerned; the duration of assignments; the area to which each person was assigned; the business reasons supporting the redeployment of staff, details of sanction received from the Department of Finance and or Public Expenditure and Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47236/12]

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Arising from the commitment in the Programme for Government a new EU Co-ordination Division was established in my Department with personnel from my Department’s existing EU and International Division and 20 staff from the EU Affairs Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, comprising 11 staff who were permanently redeployed to my Department and 9 staff who were temporarily seconded.

The breakdown in grades of those redeployed is one Assistant Principal Officer, four Executive Offices and six Clerical Officers. Two Counsellors, three First Secretaries and four Third Secretaries were temporarily seconded. The duration of their secondments will be in keeping with the usual policy of secondments of diplomatic staff employed by the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade. The annual increase in the salary costs for my Department arising from these redeployment and secondments is €1,078,313.

Details of the permanent redeployments to my Department since 27 March 2009, are set out at Table 1 beneath while Table 2 contains details of the temporary redeployments/secondments to my Department. Each redeployment filled a vacancy which was considered essential to ensure the Department continues to meet its ongoing objectives. The total annual cost arising from these redeployments is €546,401. The usual arrangements for Department of Public Expenditure and Reform sanction in relation to these redeployment were applicable.

Table 1 - Permanent Redeployments

Table 2 - Temporary Redeployments / Secondments