Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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198. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to set down the number of applicants awaiting transfer in his Department to locations other that their present location; the number of applications, by location; the rules that apply for such transfers; if an applicant has a defined position on the list for transfer; the grounds that apply to applicants being moved up or down on the list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38757/15]

Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Officers in my Department seek internal transfers within the organisation and they are facilitated as part of the regular rotation of staff between missions abroad and HQ. Officers applying for a transfer between this Department and other Departments are advised to seek a “Head to Head” transfer. Regarding transfers to other Government offices outside Dublin, two Executive Officers and four Clerical Officers from my Department have applied for a transfer within the last two years. The date of the request for the transfer dictates the order of their transfers into other Departments.