Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 November 2015
501. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Defence to outline the number of civil servants under his remit who have been reinstated in recent years after taking a career break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38723/15]
View answerCivil Service policy on leave without pay is decided centrally by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956-2006, Circular 4/2013, governs Civil Servants being re-instated after taking a career break.
Since March 2011 two staff members have been reinstated in my Department following Career Breaks, one in Department of Defence offices in Newbridge and another in Department of Defence offices in Galway. A further staff member is due to commence employment in my Department in Newbridge on 9th November on transfer from another Department and who is resuming work after a career break granted by that other Department.
