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- Order of Business (25 Nov 2008)
Brian Cowen: I understand that will also be next year.
- Order of Business (25 Nov 2008)
Brian Cowen: I do not think so.
- Order of Business (25 Nov 2008)
Brian Cowen: There are proposals to be submitted to Government next year on the matter but it seems to be at a preliminary stage.
- Order of Business (25 Nov 2008)
Brian Cowen: There is no date for that legislation.
- Order of Business (25 Nov 2008)
Brian Cowen: That was the intention but I cannot confirm it with certainty.
- Order of Business (25 Nov 2008)
Brian Cowen: Yes, it was expected but I cannot assure the Deputy that will be the case.
- Decentralisation Programme. (25 Nov 2008)
Brian Cowen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, together. Of the 184 authorised core staffing complement currently serving in my Department, 32 have applied through the central applications facility to relocate under the decentralisation programme. The breakdown by grade is: principal officer, two; assistant principal, nine; higher executive officer, five; administrative officer, four;...
- Decentralisation Programme. (25 Nov 2008)
Brian Cowen: The decentralisation implementation group has made a number of reports since this was first announced, such as outlining the expected timescales involved. Of the 2,500 staff already relocated, a further 3,500 will complete relocation as a result of the most recent Government decision with, as the Deputy said, subsequent decisions deferred until 2011. The Office of Public Works has expended...
- Decentralisation Programme. (25 Nov 2008)
Brian Cowen: Deputy Kenny, unfortunately, is not a supporter of the programme. In this phase of the programme, over 6,000 public and civil servants will be relocated. Over 14,000 public and civil servants applied to the Central Applications Facility, which highlights a significant demand. The programme and relocation must also fit in with the proper management and skills sets that are required in the...
- Decentralisation Programme. (25 Nov 2008)
Brian Cowen: The programme was the most ambitious ever devised in the State. It aimed to include not only those Departments which had a tradition of decentralisation and interoperability but also the wider public service and agencies in which these traditions did not exist. While industrial relations issues have arisen in some agencies, up to 525 people from the agencies in question have relocated. The...
- Decentralisation Programme. (25 Nov 2008)
Brian Cowen: I do not accept that. There are 2,500 relocations, which is in excess of previous schemes.
- Decentralisation Programme. (25 Nov 2008)
Brian Cowen: Some are.
- Decentralisation Programme. (25 Nov 2008)
Brian Cowen: Let us be clear about this. The decentralisation programme is available to everyone. If it is characterised as an administrative relocation, people from all parts of the country who work in the public service and may wish to get closer to home are entitled to apply in the same way as everyone else. The important point is that the posts that would have been created within the Dublin area in...
- Decentralisation Programme. (25 Nov 2008)
Brian Cowen: No, let us be fair. He indicated the hope that 10,000 would relocate in three years. It was clear once we got into the IR process that this would not be possible. The decentralisation implementation group has produced four reports since that Budget Statement outlining why the timelines must change to take account of the various requirements of the situation in terms of obtaining suitable...
- Decentralisation Programme. (25 Nov 2008)
Brian Cowen: That is clearly set out by the decentralisation implementation group, the report of which was adopted by the Government. We have moved on in terms of timelines. We are stating that by the end of 2010, as we approach the review in 2011, the decentralisation implementation group expects 6,000 to be relocated at that stage. That is a fair achievement in any terms.
- Decentralisation Programme. (25 Nov 2008)
Brian Cowen: The Deputy will appreciate that the detail of that would be best put to the line Minister concerned in terms of the Department of public service but I will try to answer the questions as best I can from my own prior experience and the information available to me. On the question of numbers, and this was the point I was trying to make to Deputy Kenny, up to September 2008 over 13,000 civil and...
- Decentralisation Programme. (25 Nov 2008)
Brian Cowen: Or from Dublin. Deputy Gilmore can put a Dublin name in there somewhere. He does not have to make it very complicated.
- Decentralisation Programme. (25 Nov 2008)
Brian Cowen: I do not have that figure.
- Decentralisation Programme. (25 Nov 2008)
Brian Cowen: I will make inquiries about that.
- Decentralisation Programme. (25 Nov 2008)
Brian Cowen: I cannot win with Deputy Gilmore.