David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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559. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of second secretary general posts which have existed across Government Departments; the manner in which duties may be assigned or reassigned across second secretary generals; the extent of duties which may be reassigned without requiring primary legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19984/22]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Section 4(1) of the Public Service Management Act 1997 empowers the Secretary General of a Department, by way of a Framework of Assignments, to formally assign or reassign to other officers of their Department (or grade or grades of officer) responsibility for the performance of certain of his or her functions.

There is no Second Secretary post in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.  In relation to other Departments, the information would need to be sought directly from the relevant Ministers.

Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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560. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit facilitate internships by students engaged in full-time or part-time further and higher education courses; if so, the number of interns his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit accept annually; if any or all of these interns receive remuneration of any kind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20012/22]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department actively participates in internship programmes and currently accepts six interns on an annual basis. These internships are designed to provide the successful candidates with the opportunity to gain practical experience in a Government Department. The interns currently placed in my Department are paid €485.60 per week, which is the first point of the Clerical Officer Personal Pension Contribution (PPC) scale.  There are currently no interns placed in the Office of Government Procurement (OGP), which is part of my Department, though it is the intention of the OGP to offer internships in the future.

The position in relation to the bodies under the aegis of my Department is set out in the table below.  There are currently no interns accepted by the National Shared Services Office, the Office of the Ombudsman or the Office of the National Lottery Regulator.

Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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561. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons currently employed in his Department who have been seconded in from the public sector; the number of Departmental officials seconded where the monies are recouped from the body the person is seconded to or where the Department pays for the person with no recoupment from the other organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20066/22]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that currently there are 17 staff of my Department that are seconded to it from the Civil or Public Service and there are 18 staff of my Department that are seconded out to the Civil or Public Service.  Of these 18 staff members, the salaries of 16 are paid directly by the host organisations.  While the salaries of the remaining 2 staff members are still paid by my Department, this cost will be recouped in full from the host organisation and are of no overall cost to my Department.  The Office of Government Procurement, which is also part of my Department, currently has no staff seconded to it from the Civil or Public Service and 2 staff members seconded out to the Civil or Public Service.  The salaries for both these roles are paid by the host organisations.