Clerical Officer 2020

I was offered customs previously. Turned it down at the time and regretted it big time. Bored senseless in the current role....so hoping mobility will be my escape route

Did you hear anything since? I heard they are on batch 8 but don’t know how far down.

Got news last week. Just waiting on Garda vetting and references now. Hope it goes well for you.

I got that when I entered my COCO2020 ID instead of the vetting ID. Could that be your issue?

A few years ago it took literal months, might be quicker now. If you're in Dublin you could chance emailing them and ask for somewhere else worked for someone I knew - she was born abroad so it would have taken a very long time for her vetting to come back and someone else ahead of her had just pulled out of a role for a dept with normal level vetting so they were more than happy to accommodate. If you have a close relative who is a criminal / undergoing a criminal investigation I would just ask now not to go to AGS as you'll have to wait until vetting is done and you won't be going there anyways so waste of your time.

If you've only ever lived in Ireland / don't know any criminals it should be quicker though. If you've ever lived abroad prepare to be waiting a while!!!

TBH I'd do anything to get out of an AGS placement if you have plans for mobility or interd promotion...

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/union-opposes-moves-to-conscript-civilian-staff-into-garda-1.4579496

It depends on where you are being placed. Mine took approximately 18hrs. For AGS it can take a long time as there is an extra layer of vetting.

Thank you, I’ve no idea where I’ll be placed all I know is that I was told it would take a couple of weeks.

You can turn it down without losing your place on the panel if the placement exceeds 45km from your home.

Thanks . I was searching for this info online and couldnt find anywhere.

Guys I really need some guidance as I’m very annoyed and upset right now. Sorry for the long comment but if anyone can help I’d appreciate..So I got a job offer a few weeks ago via the Irish language stream.  I was assigned to a certain dept in Dublin, which is the county that I applied to. On my first day (working remotely) I was told that everyone in my office is from Galway and that their office is based in Galway and that I’m one of the only people from Dublin working in this section. I’m being told by my manager that she doesn’t know what’s going to happen to me once we’re all back in the office, but that she assumes I’ll be working remotely from a random office in Dublin when things go back to normal.

Am I in the Right to be pissed off about this? I would never have accepted the job if I’d known that even though I stated DUBLIN, I’d be put in a section that’s based in a completely different county and that all my coworkers would be outside Dublin. 

I want to be able to work in an office with my coworkers physically there, have lunch with them, get to know them and stuff but I won’t be able to do any of that if they’re all based in the office across the country. Is there any way I can get a transfer or even internal transfer to a section that’s actually based in Dublin? I know about the mobility scheme but I have to be working there two years for that and I’m only there a week! I’ve been really stressing about this because I had such high expectations for working in the civil service but this has been a really bad start. I feel really cheated to be honest and that my contract has been very misleading.

Hi, thanks for the response. I don’t think it’s a mistake, I think their plan is to keep me remote in Dublin which I feel like is very unfair and misleading. I was going to email HR but I ended up emailing PAS this morning explaining situation because they’re the ones who assigned me to this role, so I figured it might be better. My guess is they needed Irish speakers and they had no one in Galway so they had to go with me, but if they don’t have enough Irish speaking candidates in Galway that shouldn’t be my problem. My heads a mess I’ve been waiting for this job for a year and a half and it’s been such a let down!

Does anyone know what number they are upto for Louth?

is it airport or the airport ? when is the start date?

When you say the same field, do you mean Customs or the Civil Service in general?

Did you accept the Customs position knowing you would have to travel? I think if the distance is greater than 45km from your home you can turn it down and remain on the panel.

You must do 2 years in Customs before you can apply for a transfer, however expressions of interest for other divisions/areas do come up from time to time as well.

Drop me a pm if you have anymore specific questions

I wanted to know this too! I only started but I already want a transfer out of my section