Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 July 2017
150. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of civil servants in his Department who have requested a transfer to a location outside County Dublin; the number of civil servants in his Department who have requested a transfer from a location outside of Dublin to County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30975/17]
View answerMy Department does not currently hold central information on the numbers on transfer lists. This information, where available, is held by individual Departments only.
As you will be aware, Action 15 of the Civil Service Renewal Plan has a commitment to develop a mobility scheme within the Civil Service. Work on this scheme is ongoing with the Civil Service Management Board, Departments and staff interests.
We are currently developing Phase 1 of the scheme for the general service grades of CO – EO which we plan to launch later in the year. Phase 2 of the scheme will be developed following implementation of Phase 1 and will include the general service grades of HEO, AO and AP.
The scheme will be centralised and my Department will have the facility to report on numbers on lists per department and location following its successful launch.
In relation to staff within my own Department, the central Department has offices in Dublin and Tullamore. Information is not available on actual transfer applications outside of the Department as where staff apply for a transfer, these requests are usually made directly to the department/office which they are looking to transfer to.
My Department is also responsible for the National Shared Services Office (NSSO) and the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) and I have provided the information in relation to these organisations separately below, along with the response from the Office of Public Works
National Shared Services Office (NSSO) Staff
The NSSO Offices are located in Dublin, Renmore, Co Galway, Killarney, Co Kerry and Tullamore Co. Offaly. There have been no requests for lateral moves to Dublin from NSSO locations outside County Dublin.
Office of Government Procurement (OGP)
The OGP Offices are located in Dublin, Trim (Meath), Sligo, Cork and Limerick. The number of transfer requests are set out as follows.
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Date |
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Requests |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
Totals |
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Requests |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
Totals |
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Transfer requests for NSSO locations outside Dublin |
5 |
13 |
1 |
19 |
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Transfer requests for OGP locations outside Dublin |
2 |
5 |
1 |
8 |
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Transfers Approved |
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Internal Transfers from Dublin to NSSO locations outside Dublin |
6 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
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Internal Transfers from Dublin to OGP locations outside Dublin |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Office of Public Works (OPW)
In relation to the Office of Public Works, one civil servant who is currently assigned to the Dublin Office has requested a transfer out of Dublin.
In addition, the number of State Industrial Employees who have requested a transfer to Dublin is 4 and the number requesting a transfer out of Dublin is 6.
