Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 October 2014
82. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Defence the number of contracts of indefinite duration that have been sought and the number that have been granted in the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014 in the public sector under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38837/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraI understand that the question relates to employees who received contracts of indefinite duration subsequent to holding one or more fixed-term contracts of employment. The Defence Organisation includes civil servants, military personnel and civilian employees attached to military installations.
In relation to the civilian employee workforce of this Department, a relatively small number of employees were engaged on fixed-term contracts of employment during the years in question in circumstances where there was a temporary requirement for their services. During this period, the number of civilian employees on fixed-term contracts of employment who received contracts of indefinite duration is as follows:
|
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 (to date) |
|
Nil |
Nil |
1 |
Nil |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
Nil |
Contracts of indefinite duration were granted where it was determined that there was an operational requirement to retain the employees in question in the Department’s employment on a permanent basis.
No contracts of indefinite duration were sought or granted in relation to the civil service or military elements of the Defence Organisation.
