Public Sector Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 June 2020

Tuesday, 30 June 2020

Questions (93)

John McGuinness

Question:

93. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 228 of 27 March 2018, if the staff at Shannon Commercial Properties that commenced their employment with Shannon Development will be redeployed as a matter of urgency in view of the length of time they have been on the redeployment list; the number of staff involved; if the Labour Relations Commission recommendation 21632 will be honoured; the efforts made since 2017 to redeploy the staff affected; if he will intervene to approve the redeployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12866/20]

Written answers

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

As the Deputy will be aware, the Public Service Agreements (PSAs) provided for agreed redeployment arrangements to apply in the civil service and in other parts of the public service.

Redeployment was primarily a mechanism for the transfer of surplus staff to areas where appropriate vacancies exist.  However mobility is now the primary mechanism for staff to move across the Civil Service

My Department remains responsible for redeployment in the civil service and non-commercial state bodies and these redeployments panels are operated by the Public Appointments Service (PAS).

No Shannon Development staff assigned from the redeployment panel in the last 12 months. However I am advised that one member of staff was offered a position around March last year, however they turned it down as it was outside the 45km rule, and as such have remained on the panel. 

It is the continued position that these staff will be redeployed when suitable vacancies become available.

The redeployment panel and scheme will be reviewed by officials in my Department over the coming months, in collaboration with PAS.