Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 October 2015
156. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the total number of staff under the remit of his Department that have applied to be transferred to departmental or State agency offices located outside the Dublin region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35296/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraCivil Servants who are interested in transfers to regional offices can seek such transfers through the Central Transfer Lists or the Central Applications Facility which was maintained in the context of the decentralisation programme. In addition Civil Servants can also seek transfers through their Staff Association for head to head swaps. More recently staff have also had the opportunity to apply for many redeployment vacancies in the Public Service as previously advertised by the Public Appointments Service.
This Department does not maintain a list of all such applications. Details of staff who have applied for such transfers to specific regional locations would be available from the Department currently maintaining the respective Central Transfer list for that location.
We are collating the information in relation to the non-commercial semi state bodies under my Departments aegis and will revert to the Deputy on receipt. With regard to HSE employees, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.
