Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 85: To ask the Taoiseach the number of applications from staff for transfer, relocation or exchange received in his Department and or other bodies or agencies under his aegis funded by his Department in each of the past three years to date in 2010; the number of approvals; the number of rejections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30777/10]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Of the 167 civil servants currently serving in my Department, 20 have applied through the Central Applications Facility (CAF) to relocate under the Decentralisation Programme. The breakdown by grade is:

Assistant Principal 5

Higher Executive Officer 4

Administrative Officer 2

Executive Officer 4

Clerical Officer 5

32 former members of staff have already been assigned to decentralised posts.

The Department of Finance is responsible in Government for all applications under the Decentralisation Programme including the Dublin arrangements for transfers, relocations and exchanges. Since 2007 to date, 5 applications to transfer to my Department were received outside of the Decentralisation Programme. No similar applications were made to the Bodies under the aegis of my Department during the period in question.