Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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1023. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit facilitate internships by students engaged in full-time or part-time further and higher education courses; if so, the number of interns her Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit accept annually; if any or all of these interns receive remuneration of any kind; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20014/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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My Department facilitates annual internships within the ICT and the Business Intelligence units. Internships are offered for a fixed term and interns are paid the first point of the Executive Officer salary scale for the duration of their internship.

The following table outlines the number of internships that were approved in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

The Citizens Information Board does not offer internships.