Departmental Staff

Wednesday, 22 January 2025

Questions (1133)

Michael Fitzmaurice

Question:

1133. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of civil servants in his Department, and in agencies under the aegis of his Department, who were on career break in 2023 or 2024, by month and grade, and by length of career break; the number of civil servants in his Department and in agencies under the aegis of his Department who were on career break for longer than five years or longer than six years in 2023 or 2024, by month, grade, and length of career break, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46185/24]

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Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

The numbers of civil servants on career break from my Department are shown in the tables below by year, month and grade.

There was one civil servant on a career break longer than 5 years (less than 6 years) in 2023 and in January 2024.

The Civil Service agencies under the aegis of the Department have responded directly to the Deputy in respect of their own organisations.

2024:

2024	CO	EO	HEO	AO	AP	PO	ASEC	Total per month
Jan	3	3	2	4	5	0	1	18
Feb	3	2	2	4	5	0	1	17
Mar	3	3	2	4	4	0	1	17
Apr	3	3	1	4	4	0	1	16
May	3	3	1	4	4	0	1	16
Jun	3	3	1	4	4	0	1	16
Jul	3	3	1	4	4	0	1	16
Aug	3	3	1	4	4	0	0	15
Sep	3	4	0	4	4	0	0	15
Oct	3	4	0	4	5	1	0	17
Nov	3	4	0	4	5	1	0	17
Dec	3	4	0	4	5	1	0	17

2023:

2023	CO	EO	HEO	AO	AP	PO	ASEC	Total by Month
Jan	1	4	2	3	4	N/A	1	15
Feb	1	4	2	3	4	N/A	1	15
Mar	1	4	2	3	4	N/A	1	15
Apr	1	5	2	3	4	N/A	1	16
May	1	5	2	2	5	N/A	1	16
Jun	1	5	2	2	5	N/A	1	16
Jul	1	5	2	2	5	N/A	1	16
Aug	1	5	2	3	5	N/A	1	17
Sep	2	5	2	3	5	N/A	1	18
Oct	2	4	2	3	5	N/A	1	17
Nov	3	5	2	4	5	N/A	1	20
Dec	3	4	2	4	5	N/A	1	19