Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 November 2013
833. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if it is possible for a person who is a civilian employee of the Department of Defence and on career break to avail of a voluntary redundancy scheme while continuing to work within the voluntary secondary school system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46445/13]
View answerFollowing the receipt of sanction from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER), the Department has recently introduced a voluntary redundancy scheme targeted towards civilian employees (State industrial grades) attached to military installations arising from the rationalisation of the brigade structure in the Defence Forces and the reduced requirement for particular grades/skills in the civilian workforce. The general terms of the voluntary redundancy scheme are as set out in the Collective Agreement: Redundancy Payments to Public Servants dated 28 June 2012 which was agreed between DPER and the Public Services Committee of ICTU. Employees currently on a career break are not eligible to apply. However, an employee due to resume work in 2013 following a career break may apply provided that the employee will be resuming work in a position/grade covered by the targeted redundancy scheme.
In accordance with the Collective Agreement: Redundancy Payments to Public Servants dated 28 June 2012, an employee who accepts an offer of voluntary redundancy is not eligible for re-employment in the public service by any public service body (as defined in the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts 2009 – 2013) for a period of 2 years from their date of departure. Thereafter, the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform will be required prior to re-employment.
