M. J. Nolan
Ceist:211 Mr. Nolan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of applications currently on hand in her Department from persons who have applied for transfer to Carlow. [30604/03]
Written Answers. - Departmental Staff.
There are formal transfer arrangements in place, agreed between the Department of Finance and the staff unions, in respect of clerical officers who wish to move from Dublin to provincial locations.
At present there are 105 clerical officers on the Department's central transfer list for Carlow. The list is updated from time to time and in order to establish the current number of persons who are still seeking a transfer to Carlow it would be necessary to contact them individually. There are no formal transfer arrangements in place for other grades.