Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 November 2005
252 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of staff in his Department working in Dublin or elsewhere who have refused to decentralise to Killarney; when the decentralisation is due to take place; if the staff who refuse to decentralise will continue to be employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36405/05]
View answerMy Department, excluding the National Archives, that is, approximately 130 posts, will be transferring to Killarney under the Government's decentralisation programme. The numbers of applications received under the Central Applications Facility, CAF, exceed the numbers required for most of the grades. Eleven members of staff currently working in my Department have indicated that they wish to relocate to Killarney. The remaining members of staff currently serving in the Department will transfer to other Departments remaining in Dublin or to Departments which are scheduled to decentralise to other locations and in which they have expressed an interest.
My Department was designated by the decentralisation implementation group as one of the early mover Departments and the construction of the new building to house the Department in Killarney is scheduled to commence in the second quarter of 2006, with an anticipated completion date in the third quarter of 2007.
253 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of persons within each unit or agency of his Department who have opted to move to the proposed new location for their unit; the number of other Dublin-based employees of his Department who have opted to move to one of the decentralising units within his Department; the number of persons who have to date in 2005 been assigned to each of the decentralising units; and the number of persons who have opted not to move with their decentralising unit who have been reassigned or offered an alternative posting. [36737/05]
View answerMy Department, excluding the National Archives, that is, approximately 130 posts, will be transferring to Killarney under the Government's decentralisation programme. The numbers of applications received under the central applications facility, CAF, exceed the numbers required for most of the grades. Eleven members of staff currently working in my Department have indicated that they wish to relocate to Killarney. The remaining members of staff currently serving in the Department will transfer to other Departments remaining in Dublin or to Departments which are scheduled to decentralise to other locations and in which they have expressed an interest.
My officials are currently in the process of transferring staff, who have accepted an offer to relocate to Killarney, in to the Department. This process will proceed on a phased basis in order to facilitate a smooth transition and appropriate training.
My Department was designated by the decentralisation implementation group as one of the early mover Departments and the construction of the new building to house the Department in Killarney is scheduled to commence in the second quarter of 2006, with an anticipated completion date in the third quarter of 2007.
While three of my agencies have also been selected to decentralise, the Sports Council to Killarney, Fáilte Ireland to Mallow and the Arts Council to Kilkenny, they were not identified as early movers.
