Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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53. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm receipt of a valid request in respect of a person (details supplied) to transfer from her Department's County Longford office to the Department's offices in Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, which is now in excess of three years; if she will facilitate this transfer request; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9426/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Department’s Clerical Officer transfer list for Carrick-on-Shannon was put in place when the Central Applications Facility was established in 2004 to facilitate transfer requests for locations associated with the Decentralisation Programme.

The Department’s HR Division has advised that the list currently in use comprises applications from 2004. The Public Appointments Service has confirmed that the person in question is registered as having applied for a transfer to Carrick-on-Shannon with effect from 3 December 2007.

Transfer lists are recorded strictly in order of date of application and the Department has no discretion to deviate from the order of the lists. In the event that a Clerical Officer post in Carrick-on-Shannon is to be filled from the transfer list, all those placed ahead of the person in question would have to be considered before her.