Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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74. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of vacancies in her Department for Brexit-related roles; the expected date for these rolls to be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38815/17]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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Within my Department a dedicated Brexit Unit was established in 2016 and is led at Assistant Secretary level within the EU Affairs and Trade Policy Division, to coordinate and represent the Departmental and Agencies response to Brexit and to support me in my position at the Cabinet Committee dealing with Brexit. The designated official, at Assistant Secretary level, is supported by 1 Principal, 2 Assistant Principals, 1 Higher Executive Officer and 1 Clerical Officer.  An additional staffing resource at Higher Executive Officer/Administrative Officer is currently being recruited to augment this team. It is hoped that the vacancy will be filled within the next 6 weeks.

Of course, the work of very many Business Units is impacted by Brexit and the Department as a whole has prioritised the Brexit challenges across all its Divisions and actively keeps this under review. In this regard is intended to review the Department's workforce plan (2017-2019) as part of the Department's business planning processes for 2018.