Written answers

Wednesday, 14 January 2015

Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

Departmental Staff Data

Photo of Barry CowenBarry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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968. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of secondments from his Department to external private firms in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015; the firms involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1840/15]

Photo of Barry CowenBarry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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969. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of secondments based in his Department from external private firms in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015; the firms involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1854/15]

Photo of Barry CowenBarry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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970. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department has a policy regarding secondments from and within his Department to external firms; when the policy was initiated and last updated; the details of the policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1868/15]

Photo of Alex WhiteAlex White (Dublin South, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 968 to 970, inclusive, together.

There were no secondments of staff from my Department to private firms from 2010 to date.

The following staff were seconded from external private firms to my Department from 2010 to date:

Period of secondmentPosition In DCENRSeconded from
June 2009 – December 2011Financial AdvisorKPMG
April 2012 – June 2014Financial AdvisorPWC
June 2014 – November 2014Project ManagerBord Gais Energy (Centrica)
November 2014 to dateProject ManagerBord Gais Energy (Centrica)


The specialised expertise provided by the secondment arrangements in the period 2009 to-date, which was not available in-house, facilitated in delivering business outcomes across the Department.

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