Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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Question 329: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to make it easier for staff to transfer between local authorities and the Civil Service. [5820/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Separate processes apply in the case of recruitment to posts in local authorities and the Civil Service. There are no formal arrangements at present for the direct transfer of staff between the sectors. However, a civil servant may apply for any post in the local authority service that is offered by open competition provided that he or she possesses the required qualifications. I understand my colleague, the Minister for Finance, will respond to the Deputy's question on the transfer of staff in local authorities into the Civil Service.