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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 22 Oct 1991

Vol. 411 No. 4

Written Answers. - Job-Sharing/Career Break Scheme.

Roger T. Garland

Roger T. Garland

Roger T. Garland

Question:

70 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline, within the area of responsibility of his Department and covering each year from the commencement of the job-sharing and career break scheme (a) the total number of applications received and (b) the total granted and not granted; if he will give a breakdown of the grades involved under each heading and the reasons some applications were turned down; if his Department has plans to extend the job-sharing scheme from working halved hours to a system which facilitates the workers requirements; and if not, the reason therefor.

Ray Burke

Minister for Justice (Mr. Burke)

The information sought in the question is in the form of a tabular statement which I propose to circulate in the Official Report.

Applications for career breaks were refused in a small number of cases because the particular applications did not fall within the terms of the circulars governing the scheme.
Applications for job-sharing are facilitated wherever possible but in some areas of my Department the job-sharing scheme has had to be limited to a small number of posts, due to staff numbers in these areas or the specialised nature of the work.
I am not aware that there is any particular problem in relation to the various job-sharing arrangements that operate in my Department at present.
Table I
Career Breaks
Total Applications (a) Received (b) Granted (c) Not granted

1984

1985

1986

1987

(a)

(b)

(c)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(a)

(b)

(c)

Assistant Principal

1

1

—

1

1

—

—

—

Higher Executive Officer

1

1

—

3

3

—

1

1

—

Executive Officer

3

3

—

7

7

5

5

4

4

Staff Officer

1

1

—

1

1

—

Clerical Officer

5

5

—

12

12

—

9

9

—

4

4

—

Clerical Assistant

25

25

—

41

41

—

45

45

—

31

31

—

Senior Probation and Welfare Officer

1

1

1

1

—

Probation and Welfare Officer

5

5

—

7

7

—

9

9

—

7

7

—

Chief Officer

1

1

—

Assistant Chief Officer

1

1

—

1

1

—

Prison Officer

4

4

—

14

14

—

11

11

—

10

10

—

Assistant Registrar

1

1

—

Court Clerk

1

—

1

Junior Court Clerk

1

1

—

1

1

—

Law Clerk

1

1

Examiner of Maps

2

2

—

2

2

—

1

1

—

Mapping Draughtsperson

1

1

—

2

2

—

Court Messenger

1

1

—

Messenger

1

1

—

1

1

—

Usher

1

1

—

Stenographer

1

1

—

Garda

14

12

2

86

86

—

57

57

—
Table I
Career Breaks
Total Applications (a) Received (b) Granted (c) Not granted

1988

1989

1990

1991

(a)

(b)

(c)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(a)

(b)

(c)

Assistant Principal

1

1

—

Higher Executive Officer

2

2

—

1

—

1

1

1

—

Executive Officer

2

2

—

5

2

3

2

1

1

2

2

—

Staff Officer

1

1

—

Clerical Officer

18

18

—

1

1

—

4

3

1

3

3

—

Clerical Assistant

40

40

—

21

15

6

18

18

—

11

11

—

Senior Probation and Welfare Officer

1

1

—

Probation and Welfare Officer

12

12

—

2

1

1

7

7

—

4

2

2

Assistant Chief Officer

1

1

—

Prison Officer

10

2

8

3

1

2

1

1

—

4

4

—

Forensic Scientist III

1

1

—

Assistant Registrar

1

1

—

Court Clerk

1

1

—

2

1

1

Law Clerk

1

1

—

Examiner in Charge

1

1

—

Record Clerk

1

1

—

Mapping Draughtsperson

1

1

—

Head Searcher

1

1

—

Inspector

1

1

—

Sergeant

2

2

—

Garda

66

65

1

42

42

14

14

—

9

7

2
Table II
Job Sharing
Total Applications (a) Received (b) Granted (c) Not granted

1984

1985

1986

1987

(a)

(b)

(c)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(a)

(b)

(c)

Higher Executive Officer

1

1

—

2

2

—

Executive Officer

4

3

1

1

1

—

5

4

1

Staff Officer

2

1

1

1

—

1

1

1

—

Clerical Officer

3

3

—

1

1

—

5

4

1

10

9

1

Clerical Assistant

13

13

—

5

3

2

8

7

1

15

14

1

Probation and Welfare Officer

5

—

5

Prison Officer

2

2

—

Examiner in Charge

1

—

1

Junior Court Clerk

3

—

3
Table II
Job Sharing
Total Applications (a) Received (b) Granted (c) Not granted

1988

1989

1990

1991

(a)

(b)

(c)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(a)

(b)

(c)

Higher Executive Officer

1

1

—

Executive Officer

1

1

—

1

1

—

5

5

—

3

3

—

Staff Officer

3

3

—

4

4

—

1

1

—

Clerical Officer

3

3

—

8

8

—

1

1

—

7

4

3

Clerical Assistant

10

10

—

13

12

1

14

14

—

13

11

2

Probation and Welfare Officer

6

2

4

8

2

6

—

—

—

21

—

21

Prison Officer

2

2

Mapping Draughtsperson

1

1

—

Examiner of Maps

2

2

—

2

—

2

Junior Court Clerk

1

—

1
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