Written answers
Thursday, 7 April 2022
Department of Finance
Departmental Staff
Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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242. To ask the Minister for Finance 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. [19033/22]
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that there are currently 6 staff from my Department working with the European Union in Brussels, in addition to 3 Central Bank of Ireland staff who are currently seconded to the Department of Finance working with the European Union.
5 staff are based in the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union (Perm Rep), whose roles and position are as follows:
- Counsellor - Principal Officer (PO)
- Fiscal Attaché - Assistant Principal (AP)
- Budget Attaché - AP
- Financial Services Attaché - Administrative Officer (AO)
- Financial Services Attaché - Central Bank of Ireland secondee
There are currently no vacant positions in the Perm Rep.
A further 4 staff are based in the European Commission as Seconded National Experts (SNEs):
- DG ECFIN - AP
- DG FISMA - AP
- DG FISMA - CBI secondee
- DG FISMA - CBI secondee
On 23 June 2016, there were 5 staff based in the Perm Rep:
- Counsellor - PO
- Budget Attaché - AP
- Financial Services Attaché- AP
- Financial Services Attaché - AP IGEES
- Fiscal Attaché - AO
A further 3 staff were working in the European Commission and European Parliament as SNEs:
- DG Economic and Financial Affairs - AP
- DG TAXUD - AP
- ECON European Parliament - HEO
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