Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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470. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of students who undertook work experience or internships with State and semi-State agencies under his aegis in 2019; the cost in terms of wages and allowances; and the estimated numerical capacity of State and semi-State agencies to provide work experience and internships on an annual basis. [12950/21]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The only State body under the aegis of my Department is the Army Pensions Board. The Army Pensions Board is an independent statutory body established under the Army Pensions Act 1927 to assess the level of disablement, whether it is attributable to military service, and to report to the Minister thereon. The only staff post is the secretary to the Board, which is provided from the staff of the Department. My Department did not offer any work experience or internships to students through that body in 2019, nor is it possible to provide work experience or internship on an annual basis with the Army Pensions Board.