Written answers
Tuesday, 8 November 2005
Department of Transport
Decentralisation Programme
8:00 pm
Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 462: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of applications in each grade which have been received from civil servants wishing to decentralise to the Railway Safety Commission in Ballinasloe; the number of positions at each grade required to facilitate the decentralisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33037/05]
Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Under the decentralisation programme, 20 posts in the Railway Safety Commission are due to transfer to Ballinasloe. An up-to-date decentralisation implementation plan is due to be submitted by 1 December 2005.
The Railway Safety Commission grading structure, which is based on a human resource requirement study conducted by independent consultants in 2000, comprises technical posts at engineer grade one and two, principal officer and assistant secretary grades and administrative posts at executive officer and higher executive officer grades. The following table shows the number of applications in each grade which have been received from civil servants wishing to decentralise to the Railway Safety Commission in Ballinasloe. In addition, two applications have been received from public servants.
No. | |
Civil Service Clerk (Clerk 1) | 1 |
Clerical Officer | 1 |
Executive Officer | 2 |
Total | 4 |
Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 463: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of applications in each grade which have been received from public servants wishing to decentralise to the National Roads Authority in Ballinasloe; the number of positions at each grade required to facilitate the decentralisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33038/05]
Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Under the decentralisation programme, 90 posts in the National Roads Authority are due to transfer to Ballinasloe. The information requested is outlined in the following table.
Number of positions at each grade to facilitate decentralisation | Number of applications in each grade received from public servants | |
Chief Executive | 1 | |
Principal Advisor Higher | 3 | |
Clerical Officer | 10 | 3 |
Executive Officer | 11 | |
Higher Executive Officer | 9 | 1 |
Senior Project Manager (Senior Advisor Level 1) | 12 | |
Project Manager (Engineer Grade 1) | 20 | |
Engineer Grade 2 | 14 | |
Engineer Grade 3 | 1 | |
Lab Attendant | 1 | |
Lab Technician | 4 | |
Technician | 4 | 1 |
Total | 90 |
There are also two public servant applicants who do not have a corresponding grade which brings the overall total of public servant applications to seven. In addition, there have been 59 applications from civil servants to date.
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