Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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1952. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline all of the secondment arrangements within her Department; the conditions related to such secondments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19875/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I can confirm that my Department currently has eight staff who are seconded into the Department from other Government Departments.

There is currently one staff member who is seconded to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) for six months to support the all of Government response in relation to the crisis in Ukraine. The staff member in questions salary is being covered by that Department.

Of the eight staff who are seconded in from other Government Departments, expression of interest notices were issued across the Civil Service to fill those positions.  Candidates who applied, on foot of the expression of interest notices, were shortlisted and interviewed and the successful candidate, in each case, was offered a two year secondment period with my Department which is their employer and pays their salary for the period of their secondment with us. The grades of staff who we have on secondment with us are:  One Executive Officer, three Higher Executive Officers, three Agricultural Inspectors and one Professional Accountant.