Departmental Staff

Thursday, 5 March 2026

Questions (316)

Ged Nash

Question:

316. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department plans to engage staff from the private sector who work in accountancy and corporate law firms to work in his Department during the course of the upcoming EU Presidency term; the terms under which such staff will be engaged; the number of staff his Department plans to hire; the measures planned to guard against potential conflicts of interest between his Department and parent companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18085/26]

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Tánaiste and Minister for Finance

There are no current plans to engage staff from the private sector who work in accountancy and corporate law firms to work in the Department of Finance during the course of the upcoming EU Presidency term. As part of preparations for Ireland’s hosting of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union later this year, my Department has increased internal staffing resources both in the Department’s headquarters in Dublin and in Ireland’s Permanent Representation in Brussels in order to deliver a successful Presidency under the Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) Council configuration, which I will chair during the Irish Presidency.