Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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1120. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the salaries and expenses paid to advisers, Ministers and-or Ministers of State in his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [19741/22]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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As the Deputy may be aware my Department was established in 2020.  As Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, I have appointed two Special Advisers in my Department. The appointments have been made in accordance with Instructions for Ministerial Appointments as published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. These instructions set specific conditions to be met in respect of such appointments including salaries to be applied and details can be found on www.gov.ie/en/publication/9ad159-special-advisers-pay/. Both my advisers have been placed on the Principal Officer scale and are currently on the second point of that scale.

Ministerial salaries are a matter for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and as of 1 February 2022 the salary for a Minister is €82,730.  The Deputy may wish to note that this information is available at www.gov.ie/en/publication/a8bc7-pay-of-oireachtas-members-and-office-holders/.

Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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1122. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth 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. [19863/22]

Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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1132. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth 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 moneys 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. [20056/22]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1122 and 1132 together.

My Department operates the guidelines in relation to secondments which are set out by DPER and approved by the Civil Service Management Board and can be found at www.hr.per.gov.ie/en/corporate-pages/career/mobility/secondment/.

9 staff members are currently on secondment from my Department to other areas of the Civil Service.

As outlined in the DPER guidance, where the secondment is between two Civil Service organisations, a secondee’s HR and pay record, and responsibility for maintenance of same, will transition to the receiving organisation for the duration of the assignment.

There are currently 17 individuals seconded into my Department from the Public Sector of which 10 are Civil Servants. Recoupment arrangement's are in place for the remainder.