Just a handful of Departments have staff seconded to third-level

Dr Tony Holohan secondment to the role of Professor of Public Health Strategy and Leadership at Trinity College Dublin has been put on hold pending further review. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Dr Tony Holohan's secondment to Trinity College Dublin will be a rarity among government departments if it goes ahead.

Dr Holohan's proposed move to Trinity College has been put on hold pending further review about the circumstances of the proposed secondment from his role in the Department of Health to the university.