Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 November 2024
149. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide the number of staff vacancies, by grade, in his Department at the end of August 2023 and August 2024; and the number of staff, by grade, on a career break of more than five years and more than six years, at the end of August 2023 and August 2024. [44121/24]
View answerThe table below shows the number of vacancies by grade at the end of August 2023 and at the end of August 2024.
|
Grade |
Number of Vacancies 2023 |
Number of Vacancies 2024 |
|
Principal Officer |
2 |
0 |
|
Assistant Principal Officer |
3 |
2 |
|
Higher Executive Officer |
4 |
2 |
|
Administrative Officer |
1 |
0 |
|
Executive Officer |
3 |
1 |
|
Clerical Officer |
1 |
2 |
I can confirm to the Deputy that a total of 4 civil servants availed of a career break in 2023, 2 Executive Officers and 2 Clerical Officers and one further Clerical Officer availed of a career break in 2024, none of which exceeded a period of 5 years or more.
