Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 April 2013
308. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is eligible for a transfer within the civil service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19120/13]
View answerThere are no formal arrangements in place within the civil service to facilitate requests for transfers to other locations/employments, except in the case of grades represented by the Civil & Public Services Union. Transfers for these (mostly Clerical and Staff Officers) are arranged in accordance with formal procedures agreed with the Staff Side at General Council under the Conciliation and Arbitration Scheme for the Civil Service. Transfers between grades in the civil service can be arranged on an informal, head-to-head, basis. Such transfers are arranged between the officers seeking to move and the relevant Personnel Units and require the agreement of both Personnel Officers. Arrangements for the transfer of specific individuals are a matter for the employer concerned – in this case responsibility rests with the Director General of the Central Statistics Office under the Public Service Management Act 1997.
