Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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197. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of staff within his Department who are based and working with the European Union in Brussels; their present roles and responsibilities; the posts and responsibilities that are presently vacant; the corresponding figures on 23 June 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19032/22]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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There are currently 5 staff from my Department who are based and working with the European Union in Brussels.

Four of these are on secondment to the Department of Foreign Affairs and are serving in attaché posts with responsibility for a specific area in the Permanent Representation to the European Union. The attaché posts are as follows: Telecommunications, Energy, Environment and Climate.

In addition, currently one employee is on secondment to the European Commission as a Seconded National Expert for Environment.On the 23 June 2016 my Department had two staff based in Brussels on secondment to the Permanent Representation to the European Union as attachés. These attaché posts were for Communications and Energy.

There are no current posts and responsibilities associated with working with the European Union in Brussels on behalf of my Department which are vacant.