Departmental Staff Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 September 2014

Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Questions (1780)

Finian McGrath

Question:

1780. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 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 of over one year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35140/14]

Written answers

Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

As the Deputy will be aware the Civil Service Career Break Scheme explicitly provides that staff may be required to accept assignment to a different post on their return to work.

The information requested by the Deputy in respect of my Department and the bodies funded from my Department's Vote Group in relation to those staff, on career break on 1 July who were due to return to work to date is summarised below.

Of the eight staff of my Department who were on career breaks on 1 July 2013, five were due to return to work in the period from 1 July 2013 to date and three have done so, with two others choosing to resign.

Of the twenty-five staff employed by bodies under the aegis of my Department who were on career breaks on 1 July 2013, six were due to work in the period from 1 July 2013 to date. While one officer confirmed their resignation, five have returned to work, two on a supernumerary basis. I am further advised that one of these latter two officers had been placed on a redeployment panel prior to their return to work and that this officer remains on the redeployment panel.

Question No. 1781 answered with Question No. 1763.