An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Dail Éireann — 2023-04-25
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Michael McGrath (FF), Cork South-Central

I wish to advise the Deputy that there are currently 6 staff from my Department working with the European Union in Brussels, in addition to 2 Central Bank of Ireland staff who are currently seconded to the Department of Finance working with the European Union.
4 staff are based in the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union (Perm Rep), whose roles and position are as follows:
Counsellor - Principal Officer (PO)
Fiscal Attaché - Assistant Principal (AP)
Budget Attaché - Assistant Principal (AP)
Financial Services Attaché - Assistant Principal (AP)
There are currently no vacant positions in the Perm Rep.
A further 4 staff are based in the European Commission as Seconded National Experts (SNEs):
DG ECFIN - Assistant Principal (AP)
DG FISMA - Assistant Principal (AP)
DG FISMA - CBI secondee
DG FISMA - CBI secondee
On 23 June 2016, there were 5 staff based in the Perm Rep:
Counsellor - Principal Officer (PO)
Budget Attaché - Assistant Principal (AP)
Financial Services Attaché- Assistant Principal (AP)
Financial Services Attaché - Assistant Principal (AP) IGEES
Fiscal Attaché – Administrative Officer (AO)
A further 3 staff were working in the European Commission and European Parliament as SNEs:
DG Economic and Financial Affairs - Assistant Principal (AP)
DG TAXUD - Assistant Principal (AP)
ECON European Parliament – Higher Executive Office (HEO)

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Sitting date: 2023-04-25