Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 March 2013
279. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to continue the incentivised career break for civil servants as introduced in the supplementary Budget in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13674/13]
View answerThere are currently no plans to reintroduce an incentivised career break scheme for civil servants. The Special Civil Service Incentivised Career Break Scheme was introduced as a once-off measure that was included in the Supplementary Budget announced on 7 April, 2009. In the order of 606 civil servants applied for a career break under the incentivised scheme, of which some 526 applications were approved. A further 505 public servants made applications, of which some 109 were approved.
