Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 February 2006
382 Mr. Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of people who have moved directly with their job in respect of assignments made within her Department to decentralised posts; the number who are new recruits recruited within the past 24 months; the number who have been appointed on promotion; and the additional personal costs to be associated with the move. [8235/06]
Amharc ar fhreagraSome 23 of the 90 permanent staff who have decentralised to Portlaoise by the end of January 2006 have moved with their work in areas such as training and development, accommodation, management services, personnel and information systems. A total of 67 of the permanent staff who have moved to Portlaoise are working on the newly introduced single payment scheme, SPS, and therefore occupy new posts.
A total of 14 permanent staff who moved have joined the Department recently as a result of applications to the central applications facility. While no staff have been promoted specifically for decentralisation, 13 of the permanent Department of Agriculture and Food staff who have moved were promoted within the past 24 months.
In addition to the permanent staff, there are 49 temporary clerical officers working onthe single payment scheme in Portlaoise who were recruited within the past 24 months. There are no personal costs payable in respect of decentralisation and my Department has paid no such costs.
