The number of staff from my Department who were on a career break in 2023 and 2024, is set out in the below tables.
The information in respect of state bodies, within the scope of the Deputy’s question, is not held by my Department. Contact details for these bodies are set out in the third table below, should the Deputy wish to contact the aegis bodies directly with his query.
2023
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Grade
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Full-time equivalent
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Start date(s)
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Ongoing
|
|
Principal Officer
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1
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25/11/2022
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Yes
|
|
Administrative Officer
|
2
|
06/09/2021
16/10/2023
|
No
Yes
|
|
Executive Officer
|
0.5
|
05/12/2022
|
Yes
|
2024
|
Grade
|
Full-time equivalent
|
Start date(s)
|
Ongoing
|
|
Principal Officer
|
1
|
25/11/2022
|
Yes
|
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
1
|
08/01/2024
|
No
|
|
Administrative Officer
|
2
|
16/10/2023
30/08/2024
|
Yes
Yes
|
|
Executive Officer
|
0.5
|
05/12/2022
|
Yes
|
Note: Some staff who were on a career break in 2023 were still on career break in 2024 and are therefore included under both years.
Please note that the data is representative of staff FTE (full time equivalent hours).
As my Department was established in August 2020, there are no staff members on a career break for longer than five years or longer than six years, in 2023 or 2024.
Contact E-Mail Addresses for State Bodies under the Remit of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
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Name of Body
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Dedicated Email address for the Members of the Oireachtas
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Designated Official Responsible for assisting Oireachtas Members
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Higher Education Authority
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Oireachtas@hea.ie
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Padraic Mellett*
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Irish Research Council( Note 1)
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Oireachtas@research.ie
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Padraic Mellett*
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Grangegorman Development Agency
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Communications@ggda.ie
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nora.rahill@ggda.ie
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SOLAS
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oireachtasinfo@solas.ie
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Maria Walsh maria.walshe@solas.ie
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Skillnets Ireland
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oireachtasmembers@skillnetireland.ie
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tracey.donnery@skillnetireland.ie
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Quality and Qualifications Ireland
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ceo@qqi.ie
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ceo@qqi.ie
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Léargas – The Exchange Bureau
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oireachtas@leargas.ie
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fbroughan@leargas.ie
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Science Foundation Ireland
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ciara.cotter@sfi.ie
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Ciara Cotter
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Note 1 – In regard to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) and the Irish Research Council (IRC) as the IRC operates under the auspices of the HEA. Mr Mellett will address Oireachtas queries for both the HEA and IRC. Please use Oireachtas@hea.ie and Oireachtas@research.ie respectively to contact Mr Mellett.
