Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 December 2023
506. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the mobility transfer list for her Department in County Longford has apparently slowed down since September 2022 to date (details supplied); whether this list has been side-lined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55272/23]
View answerThe Civil Service mobility scheme allows officers to apply for a transfer between locations through an open, fair, and transparent system. The mobility scheme is open to Civil Servants from within the Department of Social Protection and across Civil Service organisations. The scheme comes under the remit of the Department of Public Expenditure, Reform and National Development plan and is administered by the National Shared Services Office.
Positions in the Department of Social Protection’s offices nationwide are filled via a number of methods including placement from external Public Appointment Service Panels, interdepartmental promotions, internal promotion competitions, lateral mobility and civil service mobility. The sequencing of mobility is based on appointments across the Department's locations nationally. As the Department has made a number of appointments in Longford outside of civil service mobility in recent months, it is planned to prioritise the mobility transfer panel to fill future vacancies as they arise in the coming months.
