Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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262. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of transfers of civil servants to County Donegal that have taken place through the mobility list in each of the past three years; the way that staff transfers are selected between the mobility list and the internal list within the civil service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3517/22]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Civil Service Mobility offers an opportunity for staff members to apply for Mobility (i.e. transfer) through an open and transparent system.

It is one of a number of arrangements put in place to fulfil the requirements of Action 15 of the Civil Service Renewal Plan which calls to “expand career and Mobility opportunities for staff across geographic, organisational and sectoral boundaries” and Action 14 of the People Strategy for the Civil Service which calls for the further expansion of a coherent Mobility policy to facilitate staff development.

The country is divided into 46 zones/locations for the purpose of the mobility scheme. County Donegal encompasses Zone 1, 2 & 3.

In the last 3 years 19 staff members have moved under the scheme to transfer within or to the Donegal area - breakdown per grade is as follows:

- 12 Clerical Officers (7 of whom transferred from Departments already located in Donegal); and

- 7 Executive Officers (6 of whom transferred from Departments already located in Donegal).

These moves were made in accordance with the following organisational sequencing for mobility which is applied nationwide rather than per zone/location;

- Clerical Officer – 1 in 2 vacant posts will be filled though Mobility.

- Executive Officer– 50% Open: 25% Interdepartmental** : 25% Internal.

** one in every two Interdepartmental vacancies to be filled by Mobility.

For further information on the scheme please visit the Mobility website at:

www.hr.per.gov.ie/en/corporate-pages/career/mobility/