Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2017
1294. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of employees at decentralised offices (details supplied); his plans to reduce the level of services administered from that office; if so, the number of employees affected; if this proposal will result in a freeze or embargo on other staff wishing to transfer to that location from other Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36776/17]
View answerThere are currently 207 staff headquartered in my Department’s office in Cavan. My Department is fully committed to maintaining the Cavan office and has no plans to reduce services from this office.
Following the recent transfer of my Department’s payroll function from the Cavan office to the Payroll Shared Service Centre, new work has been allocated to this office and assigned to the staff that previously carried out the payroll function.
My Department is committed to participating in the new mobility initiative that is expected to be operational in the Autumn. This initiative is being developed as part of the Civil Service Renewal Plan and will facilitate mobility and transfers of staff across the Civil Service. My Department’s Cavan office will be included in this mobility initiative.
