Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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324. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of staff within her 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [19041/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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There are currently 2 officers from my Department on secondment to the European Union (EU) Commission (DG Social Affairs & Inclusion) in Brussels. On 23 June 2016 there was one officer on secondment to the EU Commission (DG Employment) in Brussels.

Their roles are outlined in the table below. The posts vacated by these officers have been filled on a permanent basis and the seconded officers will be assigned to a vacancy in my Department on the completion of their secondment.