Departmental Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 10 November 2010

Wednesday, 10 November 2010

Questions (178)

Róisín Shortall

Question:

215 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform 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. [42089/10]

Written answers

Minister for Justice and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern)

There are 51 staff of my Department currently availing of the incentivised career break scheme. The estimated net savings expected to arise over the 3-year period of the scheme is c. €4 million.