Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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304. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of civil servants in his Department who have requested a transfer to a location outside County Dublin; the number of civil servants in his Department who have requested a transfer from a location outside of Dublin into County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31781/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department does not keep lists in relation to officers seeking a transfer to other Departments or agencies outside of Dublin. Officers interested in applying for such transfers are directed to the Human Resources Division in the relevant Department to express their interest. Similarly, my Department does not keep lists for staff wishing to move from a regional location into County Dublin.

In relation to staff members from my Department who have requested a move to one of our regional offices outside of Dublin, the information requested by the Deputy for the years 2015 to date can be found in the table below.

Finally, the Deputy may be aware that the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is currently working on a Civil Service Wide Mobility Scheme that will allow staff to apply centrally for a transfer to another Department or agency. The scheme is one of a number of arrangements that fulfil the requirements of Action 15 of the Civil Service Renewal Plan which calls for mobility opportunities for staff across geographic, organisational and sectoral boundaries.