Peadar Tóibín
Question:1012. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of Departmental staff dismissed in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [17819/23]
View answerTuesday, 18 April 2023
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Compliance with the Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour is a condition of employment within the Department of Justice. When a concern arises about the conduct or performance of an individual, their line manager will initially address it as a management issue through discussion and appropriate assistance.
If no resolution is reached, or, where more serious circumstances arise, the Civil Service Disciplinary Code (Circular 19/2016) is applied. This Code outlines the procedure for dealing with disciplinary matters, including grounds for dismissal in the Civil Service and is available online at:
hr.per.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/Circular-19-of-2016-Civil-Service-Disciplinary-Code.pdf
New entrants to the Civil Service are appointed on the basis of a one-year probationary contract. If the new entrant does not reach the required standards during this period, the termination of their contract is carefully considered. The legislative provisions governing probation are set out in the Civil Service Regulation Act 1956 (as amended).
In the time period specified by the Deputy, there have been fourteen dismissals from my Department, as outlined in the table below. Of these, eleven were dismissed during the probation period. The majority of these were terminated due to the unsuccessful completion of probation, while a small number were terminated for other reasons, during the probation period.
|
Year |
Number of Staff Dismissed |
|
2013 |
1 |
|
2014 |
0 |
|
2015 |
1 |
|
2016 |
1 |
|
2017 |
2 |
|
2018 |
4 |
|
2019 |
0 |
|
2020 |
5 |
|
2021 |
0 |
|
2022 |
0 |
|
2023 |
0 |