Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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1954. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development 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. [20013/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Department of Rural and Community Developmentwas established on 19^thJuly 2017 to provide a renewed and consolidated focus on rural and community development in Ireland.

I can confirm that neither my Department or the agencies under its remit currently facilitate internships by students engaged in full-time or part-time further and higher education courses.

Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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1955. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of persons currently employed in her 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [20067/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I can confirm that my Department currently has no staff members who are seconded in from the public sector or seconded out to the public sector.