As outlined in my previous response to the Deputy, the location choices in the Civil Mobility scheme, which comes under the remit of my department, and is administered through HR Shared Services, National Shared Service Office are not divided by county or province but by zone.
Applicants may express a preference for mobility for a maximum of 3
zones from a list of 46 zones with a choice of any or all organisations in each zone. They can apply for mobility within their current zone as well as other zones. A number of the zones also have an option to include or exclude a choice of satellite towns.
Phase 1A of the scheme is for the general Civil Service grades of Clerical Officer (CO) and Executive Officer (EO) for mobility between and within all zones; excluding mobility transfers within Zone 46 (Dublin). Phase 1B for the general Civil Service grades of CO and EO for mobility within the zone of Dublin will launch at a later date.
There has been a high level of interest in the scheme since its launch with over 3,500 (20%) of the 17,000 participating staff members applying for Mobility making an average of 7 application choices:
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Total
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CO/EO %
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Dublin
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Regional
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Participating staff members
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17,000
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61:39
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c. 7,000 (42% of total)
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c. 10,000 (58% of total)
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Applicants
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3,522 (20% of participating staff)
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63:37
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Applicants - Dublin: 824 (23% of total applicants)
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Applicants - Regional: 2,698 (77% of total applicants)
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To date, 824 (478 COs and 346 EOs) of the 7,000 participating staff members based in Zone 46 (Dublin), have applied for mobility to locations outside of Dublin. This equates to 5% of the participating grades (17,000); 23% of the total number applications received to date (3,522) and 11% of participating staff members based in Zone 46 (7,000).
In the same period, 119 (86 COs and 33 EOs) of the 10,000 participating staff members based in locations outside of Dublin have applied for mobility to Zone 46. This equates to 3% of the total number of applications received to date and 1% of participating staff members based in locations outside of Dublin.
Further information on the Mobility scheme is available to view at http://hr.per.gov.ie/civil-service-mobility/.
