As the Deputy will be aware, the Public Service Agreements (PSAs) provide for agreed redeployment arrangements to apply in the civil service and in other parts of the public 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). My Department are in contact with both the Department of Transport and PAS in regard to the redeployment of the staff members.
It is important to note that to date a total of 33 staff members have been redeployed from Shannon Development.
LRC recommendation 21632 continues to be implemented. There are currently 11 staff members on the panel, with only 4 of these staff pre-dating the LRC recommendation.
These staff will continue to be redeployed within the Public Service under the terms of the PSAs. However, it remains the position that these staff can only be redeployed if and when suitable vacancies become available, primarily within this region. It should also be noted that vacancies in regional locations, particularly at higher grades, tend to be fewer.
I am advised that, further to Parliamentary Question No. 93 of 30 June 2020 where one staff member declined an offer of redeployment, an offer is currently being advanced to another staff member.
The redeployment policy and scheme is currently being reviewed by my Department, in collaboration with PAS.