Written answers

Wednesday, 7 July 2010

Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Departmental Staff

12:00 pm

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 273: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs 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. [30767/10]

Photo of Pat CareyPat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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I assume that the Deputy is referring to the number of applications received from staff in my Department and in bodies funded from my Department's Vote Group for transfer, relocation or exchange to other Departments and bodies. As the Deputy will be aware, such applications for transfer, relocation and exchange are made through the Central Transfer list and the Central Applications Facility (CAF), which is administered by the Public Appointments Service (PAS). The Deputy will also be aware that the PAS administers arrangements for the redeployment of staff in the Dublin region. Therefore, the data requested by the Deputy in respect of staff from my Department and relevant bodies funded from my Department's Vote Group is held by the PAS. To assist the Deputy, the numbers of staff that transferred out of my Department to other Departments and bodies from 1 July 2007 to 31 April 2010 (the relevant period prior to the recent transfer of additional functions to my Department) are set out in the following table.

Transfer of staff out of Department during period 1/07/2007 to 30/06/2008Transfer of staff out of Department during period 1/07/2008 to 30/06/2009Transfer of staff out of Department during period 1/07/2009 to 31/4/10
2586

It is the general policy of my Department to accommodate requests for transfer under any of the arrangements referred to above. However, an agreement has recently been reached between management and unions whereby staff will only be released in cases where a replacement is available. For the sake of completeness, I might add that in relation to internal staff transfers and requests from staff for relocation or exchange internally, my Department has a long-standing policy of affording staff the opportunity to experience different types of work for developmental purposes. Internal staff transfer requests are facilitated in line with this policy and in accordance with my Department's Human Resources Strategy 2008-2010.

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