Departmental Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 10 November 2010

Wednesday, 10 November 2010

Questions (158)

Róisín Shortall

Question:

195 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons in his Department who availed of the incentivised career break arrangements and the net savings to the Exchequer of the initiative. [42093/10]

Written answers

Minister for Transport (Deputy Noel Dempsey)

In my Department, 13 officers availed of the Incentivised Career Break Scheme. The approximate net savings to the exchequer amounted to €159,759 for 2009 and €264,628 for 2010 to date.