Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 July 2013
104. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of personnel who have retired from her Department and the number of additional staff employed; and the types of contracts they are on during each of the past two years. [33265/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn the year 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012, 332 staff members in the Department retired from the Civil Service. In the year 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013 a further 83 staff members retired from the Department. In the year 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012, 137 staff were transferred or redeployed into the Department from other government departments and public sector organisations. In the year 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013 a further 177 staff were transferred or redeployed into the Department. The contractual arrangements applying to the staff in question are the standard arrangements that apply to all other permanent civil and public servants.
The Department will continue to source staff by way of transfer and redeployment to fill critical vacancies taking account of the Employment Control Framework (ECF) target, as determined by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. As an exception to the current moratorium on recruitment, the Department has limited sanction to recruit temporary clerical officers to provide cover in respect of critical vacancies where permanent staff are on maternity leave, long term sick leave and other forms of statutory leave. Sanction was also given by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to recruit temporary clerical officers to cover for staff who avail of the Shorter Working Year Scheme and to assist with the roll-out of the Public Services Card project.
In the period from 1 July 2011 to date some 1,196 temporary clerical officers have been recruited. The temporary contracts are offered on a fixed term or fixed purpose basis and accordingly the length of the contracts vary depending on the specific case in question.
