Written answers

Wednesday, 1 November 2006

Department of Finance

Decentralisation Programme

6:00 am

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 298: To ask the Minister for Finance the options available to civil servants who wish to decentralise to posts outside Dublin but whose Dublin based Departments cannot secure replacement personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35574/06]

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 299: To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a panel of civil servants who wish to remain in Dublin in the context of decentralisation; if the operation of this panel has been suspended; the reason for same; when this panel will be in operation again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35575/06]

Photo of Brian CowenBrian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 298 and 299 together.

The primary mechanism for placing Civil Servants who are in posts which are due to decentralise but wish to remain in Dublin is by way of bilateral transfer. As staff who have applied to decentralise continue to be transferred into decentralising organisations, the posts they vacate become available to those wishing to remain in Dublin. Further arrangements have been initiated for general service grades. The objective of these arrangements is to provide to the Public Appointments Service (PAS) details of staff who wish to remain in Dublin at each grade level so that a proportion of vacancies arising in Dublin based posts may be filled by those staff. It is intended that the arrangements will continue over the full transition phase of the Programme.

My Department is monitoring these arrangements in co-operation with Departments and the relevant unions to ensure that they are operating efficiently and that there is a close alignment between the assignment of staff to decentralising posts and the readiness of Departments to release staff at particular grade levels.

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