Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 159: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in her Department who have applied for transfers to the social protection offices in Donegal town; if she will provide a detailed breakdown of the number of applicants; if she will provide a detailed breakdown of the time waiting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8166/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Prior to the introduction of the Decentralisation Programme, the names of clerical officers and staff officers applying for a transfer to a particular location were recorded, in order of date of receipt, on the Department's central transfer list. The Central Applications Facility (CAF) was established to record expressions of interest from all grades in relation to locations which were associated with the Decentralisation Programme, including Donegal town and is administered by the Public Appointments Service. The earliest application received on the CAF for Donegal town is September 2004.

While the Department has an existing local office in Donegal town, the relatively small size of the office means that there is no significant movement of staff. Details of the applications held on both the Department's central transfer list and the CAF list for Donegal town are shown in tabular format below. It should be noted that when filling vacancies at clerical officer and staff officer level priority is given to the Department's central transfer list.

Central Transfer List – Donegal Town

CAF Transfer List – Donegal Town

Of the 53 applications to CAF, 28 applications were made in September 2004 while the remaining 25 applications were received between September 2004 and October 2009, when the CAF list was last updated.