Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (Offaly, Fine Gael)
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209. To ask the Minister for Finance if all staff will be transferred to the National Shared Services Office in view of the transfer of his Department's functions in Tullamore back to Dublin; if staff expressing an interest in being transferred to the Department of Education and Skills or other Departments will be facilitated in circumstances in which a vacancy exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24615/18]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I wish to inform the Deputy that it is envisaged that all staff who currently work in the Tullamore office will have the opportunity to transition into the National Shared Services Office when the current functions transfer back to Dublin. Not all of the current functions completed in Tullamore will transfer back to Dublin as some functions are transitioning into the National Shared Services Office in the Tullamore facility and all the current Finance staff should have roles. It is planned that the overall number of staff working in the facility will increase requiring additional recruitment.

There are processes in place to accommodate staff who are interested in transferring to other Departments and the wider civil service and these can be used where required. All requests for a transfer to other Departments or locations are examined on a case by case basis and the Department will try to facilitate these requests in the context of the business needs of the area.