Written answers
Tuesday, 26 April 2022
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Departmental Staff
Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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364. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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. [19879/22]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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There are a number of staff on secondment to agencies under the remit of my Department, including the Marine Casualty Investigation Board, strengthening links between the Department and its agencies. There are also several staff seconded to other Government Departments including the Department of Foreign Affairs to resource the Permanent Representation in Brussels etc. and a small number of staff are seconded as national experts to the EU Commission. These EU Commission posts allow the department to have input into EU policy and legislative proposals.
The duration of staff secondments to other Government Departments vary as they may be terminated at relatively short notice, or extended, by agreement with the other Department and the staff member concerned. In accordance with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform rules, during periods of secondment, staff maintain their terms and conditions of employment including their civil service grade and when the secondment period ends they return to the Department at that grade.
The following tables set out details by grade and institution or body of staff currently on secondment from and into my Department.
Staff seconded into the Department
| Grade | Seconded from: | Responsible for payroll: | Start date of Secondment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statistician | Central Statistics Office | Department of Transport | 18/11/2019 |
| Advisory Counsel Grade 3 | Attorney General’s Office | Department of Transport | 31/08/2020 |
| Clerical Officer, Minister of State Naughton’s office | Office of the Revenue Commissioners | Department of Transport | 28/06/2021 |
| Higher Executive Officer | National Shared Services Office | Department of Transport | 04/04/2022 |
Staff seconded out by the Department
| Grade | Seconded to: | Responsible for payroll | Start date of Secondment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Principal, EU Perm Rep office, Brussels | Department of Foreign Affairs | Department of Foreign Affairs | 01/09/2020 |
| Higher Executive Officer | Department of Health | Department of Health | 09/10/2017 |
| Economist | Waterford County Council | Waterford County Council | 30/10/2018 |
| Principal Officer | EU Commission | Department of Foreign Affairs | 01/05/2021 |
| Principal Officer, EU Perm Rep office, Brussels | Department of Foreign Affairs | Department of Foreign Affairs | 01/06/2021 |
| Administrative Officer, EU Perm Rep office, Brussels | Department of Foreign Affairs | Department of Transport | 23/08/2021 |
| Administrative Officer | International Maritime Organisation | Department of Transport | 20/09/2021 |
| Assistant Principal | Organisation for Economic Coordination and Development | Department of Foreign Affairs | 01/09/2021 |
| Ship Surveyor | Department of Foreign Affairs | Department of Foreign Affairs | 06/12/2021 |
| Assistant Principal | Department of Health | Department of Health | 29/11/2021 |
| Assistant Principal | Marine Casualty Investigation Board | Department of Transport | 29/11/2021 |
| Executive Officer | Marine Casualty Investigation Board | Department of Transport | 30/10/2018 |
| Clerical Officer | Marine Casualty Investigation Board | Department of Transport | 24/01/2022 |
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