Departmental Staff Redeployment

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 September 2014

Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Questions (1449)

Finian McGrath

Question:

1449. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the number of civil servants, public servants and semi-State employees in her Department on career break at the time of the Haddington Road agreement who lost their right to return to their old positions; of these, the number who have since been offered redeployment opportunities; the number who availed of suitable redeployment opportunities; the number who terminated their employment; the number who have been accommodated with supernumerary positions after being on redeployment lists for over one year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35144/14]

Written answers

Minister for Education and Skills

Teachers and SNAs returning from career breaks return to the school in which they were working before they went on career break.

The position in relation to the other 20,000 employees in the education sector depends on the policies and arrangements in place in each of the employments in which they work. In this regard it should be noted that the Haddington Road Agreement did not provide for any change to the position of staff in the education sector as regards their right to return to their old positions when returning from career break.