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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1306. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies, by month and by grade, in his Department, and in agencies under the aegis of his Department, in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46211/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1307. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an assurance that no civil servant has had their career break extended beyond five years where there is a suitable vacancy in their home Department or agency; to provide an assurance that, where a civil servant has had their career break extended beyond five years on account of there being no suitable vacancy in their home Department or agency,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1691. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1692. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of vacancies, by month and by grade, in his Department, and in agencies under the aegis of his Department, in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46210/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1693. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an assurance that no civil servant has had their career break extended beyond five years where there is a suitable vacancy in their home Department or agency; to provide an assurance that, where a civil servant has had their career break extended beyond five years on account of there being no suitable vacancy in their home...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1737. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of civil servants in her Department, and in agencies under the aegis of her 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 her Department and in agencies under the aegis of her Department who were on career break for longer than...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1738. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of vacancies, by month and by grade, in her Department, and in agencies under the aegis of her Department, in 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46215/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1739. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide an assurance that no civil servant has had their career break extended beyond five years where there is a suitable vacancy in their home Department or agency; to provide an assurance that, where a civil servant has had their career break extended beyond five years on account of there being no suitable vacancy in their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (6 Nov 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: As other Deputies and Senators have done, I wish to pay tribute to Deputy Jackie Cahill. The one thing about this committee is that politics went out that door with everyone, in fairness to everyone here who worked together with him. The Chairman was very helpful. I have been in the Dáil for a few different agriculture committees and I found him to be one of the most helpful Chairs...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (6 Nov 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Were there more redundancies in that line of the business?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (6 Nov 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: It must be an unusual type of criteria because I see what is written in the newspapers about even politicians and what they get or are entitled to when they retire. The figures I see there are fairly substantial. How were they arrived at?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (6 Nov 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Am I correct in saying that in the report there was no formal written justification, or IHRB got no go-ahead from HRI, to sanction this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (6 Nov 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: They went ahead without approval.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (6 Nov 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I presume there is a board and different people in positions. How many of the people who were involved in making that decision are still there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (6 Nov 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I do not care if there are 28. I am asking how many people are still there who decided to give a package without the go-ahead from HRI. Are any of them still on the board? Were there any sanctions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (6 Nov 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Who gave the go-ahead?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (6 Nov 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I refer to the jockeys fund. I cannot understand this and I ask Mr. O'Loughlin to explain it to me. The IHRB gets a budget to do its different things for the year. I refer to the amount of moneys that were unforeseen, we will say. I understand the jockeys one, where it was put over because there were cash flow problems, even though it was not the proper process. Then when the money came...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (6 Nov 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I know that but I am talking about the separate payment to the CEO.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (6 Nov 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed) (6 Nov 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I presume that when the yearly amount was agreed, this figure was not foreseen, to put it simply.