Departmental Staff Redeployment

Thursday, 25 October 2012

Questions (80)

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

80. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff members from his Department that have been temporarily and or permanently redeployed to other Government Departments or agencies since 27 March 2009; the details of the grades and pay scales of same; the total amount of savings achieved in salary payments in respect of the persons concerned; the duration of assignments; the business reasons supporting the redeployment of staff; the details of sanction received from the Department of Finance and or Public Expenditure and Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47178/12]

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Minister for Education and Skills

Two staff members have been redeployed from my Department since 27th March 2009 to date. Sanction relating to these redeployments would be a matter for the receiving Departments. Under the Reform Programme, the Department ceased the operation of it's Regional Office Service in the Spring of 2010. At the time staff serving in those offices were reassigned alternative work in the Department in their current location. Following retirements and normal transfers out, the North and South County Dublin Offices and the Galway Office have been wound down and the two remaining officers redeployed in location. The attached table sets out the details of each:

Grade	Salary Scale	Duration	Business Reason
Executive Officer	30,516 – 47,975	Permanent	Cessation of the Regional Office Service in Galway
Clerical Officer	444.17 pw – 715.62 pw	Permanent	Cessation of the Regional Office Service in South Dublin