Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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492. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline all of the secondment arrangements within his Department; the conditions related to such secondments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19868/22]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I wish to inform the Deputy that there are currently 16 employees of the Department of Finance on secondment out to another organisation, and 32 employees seconded into the Department from other organisations.

Secondment arrangements within the Department of Finance follow the guidelines set out by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform's Secondment Policy for the Civil Service.

This was outlined most recently in Circular 27-2021 which sets out the current arrangements for secondments between Civil Service organisations. This Secondment Policy also provides that the same principles may be applied to secondment arrangements between a parent department and a non-civil service body within its sector.

However, the duration and role of each secondment arrangement to and from the Department of Finance vary in line with the needs of each arrangement and are specific to that individual. As such, it would not be appropriate to disclose these specific details.