A total of 495 applications had been received at the central applications facility at the priority cut-off date on 7 September, in respect of the 661 posts to be decentralised from my Department's Dublin offices and which are fillable through the CAF. A total of 31 staff from my Department's Dublin offices have applied for decentralisation to the Department's proposed four locations in the south east — Wexford, Kilkenny, New Ross and Waterford. I propose to circulate in the Official Report a tabular statement setting out the information on the grades. Some 139 staff of my Department have applied for decentralisation to other Departments or agencies.
The Department has drawn up and submitted to the decentralisation implementation group an implementation plan which sets out the broad issues to be addressed in implementing the decentralisation programme. It will be recalled that the Department has been to the fore in previous decentralisation programmes involving the movement of a range of sections to Shannon and Ballina in 1983 and subsequently in 1989. Furthermore, the Department supported the successful mobilisation and establishment of the EPA headquarters in Johnstown Castle, Wexford, in 1993-94.
The Department will co-operate with the Department of Finance, the implementation group and the Office of Public Works to ensure the Government's decentralisation policies are implemented efficiently and effectively.
Principal Officer
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3
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Assistant Principal Officer
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3
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
4
|
Administrative Officer
|
3
|
Executive Officer
|
5
|
Staff Officer
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1
|
Clerical Officer
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5
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Accountant
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1
|
Inspector
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3
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Senior Meteorological Officer
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1
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Archaeologist
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1
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Assistant Fire Adviser
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1
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Total
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31
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