Departmental Staff Career Breaks

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 September 2014

Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Questions (333)

Finian McGrath

Question:

333. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants, public servants and semi-State employees in his 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 more than one year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35146/14]

Written answers

Minister for Finance

No officers on career break from my Department lost their right to return to their old positions and hence the responses to the remaining questions are nil.

I am advised by the NTMA and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General that their responses are also nil.

I am advised by the Office of the Revenue Commissioners of the following:

1. 118 Revenue staff were on career break on 1 July 2013.  Two lost their right to return to their old position.

2. Two of the staff on career break on 1 July 2013 were placed on the Public Service Resource Panel.

3. One employee placed on the Resource Panel was required to return to a different Revenue location than the one from which they took a career break. This was within 45 km of the previous assignment and is within Revenue.

4. 12 of the 118 staff who were on career break on 1 July 2013 have since terminated their employment.

5. No staff were accommodated with a return from career break to a supernumerary post.

Please note that the list of offices and bodies under the aegis of my Department are currently being reviewed.