Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 January 2013
96. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide by Department/Agency basis the number of persons who are seeking transfers to other locations; the number of transfers that took place in 2012 on a county basis on the number of transfers that took place in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2747/13]
View answerAdministrative staff of this Department and it's Agencies applying for transfers to other locations, would primarily apply via the Central Applications Facility (CAF) which is maintained by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) or directly to the relevant Department for non CAF locations. As the "donating" Department, my Department would not be party to such transfer requests. Such information would be held by PAS and provided to the "receiving" Department on request. In respect of non-administrative staff in my Department, there are currently 25 staff on an internal lateral transfer list.
In 2012, 17 officers transferred out of my Department to other locations while 6 officers transferred into my Department from other locations. A further 10 officers transferred out of my Department within location while 5 officers transferred in within location. There were a further 6 internal transfers of staff between Department locations.
In respect of Agencies under the aegis of my Department:
In 2012, FÁS transferred 719.6 staff to the Department of Social Protection under a Government transfer of functions order. 4 FÁS staff were redeployed out. A further 141 staff were transferred internally both in and out of location.
The Teaching Council have no staff seeking transfers but had 4 staff members transfer in from other locations in 2012.
The National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (NQAI), the Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC) and the Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC) were amalgamated with the establishment of Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) resulting in the transfer of 80 staff to the new Agency.
The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) currently has 17 transfer requests and 1 transfer out of location took place in 2012.
