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Business Case Template

BUSINESS CASE TEMPLATE

PART 1: GENERAL INFORMATION

Name of Allowance: Change of Station Allowance arising from a mandatory

change of station

Description:

Personnel must be transferred to a new station which is not less than 40 kilometres from

their residence and must be the owner/occupier of a house at the station from which they

are transferred. If these criteria are not met, the allowance is not paid. Purchase/sale

expenses that can be met are legal costs, stamp duties, auctioneers/estate agent’s fees,

advertising expenses, furniture removal/storage. Travel to the new location may be paid

for a limited period along with certain vouched expenses.

Number on Spreadsheet : 45

PART 2 BUSINESS CASE PROPOSAL

Please tick relevant box:

Maintain

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Modify

In both instances, please provide a through and considered business case for maintaining

the allowance either as is or in modified format. The modifications should also be

detailed, and include information on any revisions of the headings outlined in the

Allowances Template.

The Department should confirm that the allowances represent value for money and

provide additional or higher value work which can not be considered as part of the

normal responsibilities, flexibilities or duties expected of a person in such a post.

This information should be returned to

Sighle.de.barra@per.gov.ie

by 31 January, 2012.

SECTION (a) BUSINESS CASE FOR RETAINING ALLOWANCE

(Please complete headings below)

(1) What does the employer receive in return for the allowance?

The Defence Forces has a history of redeployment, particularly in Officer ranks. The

change of station allowance is to cover some of the expenses incurred in transferring

personnel to a new location. This is in line with the removal expenses paid to Civil

Servants.

Business Case Template