Departmental Staff Career Breaks

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 October 2012

Tuesday, 16 October 2012

Questions (227)

Kevin Humphreys

Question:

227. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff that availed of the special civil service incentive career break scheme 2009; the cost of the scheme since its introduction; the savings on the pay bill in that time period; the estimated full year cost for the return of all the new civil servants in 2013; the number of staff members that applied for a further extension of their leave; if these staff were counted as a reduction in numbers employed in the public service during that time period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45610/12]

Written answers

Minister for Finance

The following table sets out the number of staff members (six in total) in my Department who availed of the special civil service incentive career break scheme 2009 and the cost of the scheme since its introduction. 2 staff members became staff of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform when that department was set up in July 2011. Staff on the incentive career break scheme are not counted in the departments staff numbers.

Year	Number	Cost
2009	3	€14,314
2010	6	€62,089
2011	6	€56,275
2012	3	€19,649

Question No. 228 answered with Question No. 194.