Departmental Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 10 November 2010

Wednesday, 10 November 2010

Questions (203)

Róisín Shortall

Question:

240 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the number of persons in her Department who availed of the incentivised career break arrangements and the net savings to the Exchequer of the initiative. [42092/10]

Written answers

Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport (Deputy Mary Hanafin)

No staff in my Department availed of the incentivised career break arrangements announced in 2009. Hence there were no savings to the Exchequer from this Department as a result of the initiative.