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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 March 2018

Tuesday, 27 March 2018

Ceisteanna (228)

John McGuinness

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228. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the public service redevelopment scheme is widely used by the public service and Civil Service; the activity of the scheme for 2017; if staff who commenced employment at Shannon Development, Shannon, County Clare, and are now employed by Shannon Commercial Properties and wish to be considered for this scheme will be provided every opportunity to obtain employment in the public service; if there is a timeframe to redeploy this particular cohort of staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13733/18]

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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. Redeployment is primarily a mechanism for the transfer of surplus staff to areas where appropriate vacancies exist.

My Department is responsible for redeployment in the civil service and non-commercial state bodies and these redeployments panels are operated by the Public Appointments Service (PAS).

I understand from PAS that in 2017 there were 33 redeployment through the civil service redeployment panel and this would have included 8 staff from Shannon Commercial Properties to the Revenue Commissioners and the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection.

I also understand that there are currently 5 staff from Shannon Commercial Properties on the civil service redeployment panel. It is the position that they can only be redeployed when suitable vacancies become available.

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