The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table.
Staff who left the Department in the period 1 July 2013 – 31 December 2013
|
Reason for leaving
|
Number of staff
|
Approx. salary savings from date of departure to 31 December 2013
€
|
|
Retirement
|
15.6*
|
246,190
|
|
Ministerial Appointees – following resignation of Minister of State
|
6
|
134,117
|
|
Career breaks / Special Leave / Other
|
9
|
106,560
|
|
Total savings
|
|
486,867
|
Staff who left or are expected to leave the Department in 2014
|
Reason for leaving
|
Number of staff
|
Approx. salary savings from date of departure to 31 December 2015
€
|
|
Retirement
|
19.2*
|
873,678
|
|
Total savings
|
|
873,678
|
Staff expected to leave the Department in 2015
|
Reason for leaving
|
Number of staff
|
Approx. salary savings from date of departure to 31 December 2015
€
|
|
Retirement
|
19.2*
|
873,678
|
|
Total savings
|
|
873,678
|
Staff expected to leave the Department in 2016
|
Reason for leaving
|
Number of staff
|
Approx. salary savings from date of departure to 31 December 2016
€
|
|
Retirement
|
13.8*
|
347,042
|
|
Total savings
|
|
347,042
|
*FTE – Full-time equivalent
The table does not include Temporary Clerical Officers (TCOs) who are engaged annually on fixed-term contracts primarily to assist the Passport Service during the annual peak passport demand period. Nor does it include a number of Interns who are also recruited on fixed-term contracts to assist mainly in the sections dealing with Human Rights, Legal, Middle East, Disarmament and Irish Aid issues.
