Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 576: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of staff in his Department, including all authorities, agencies or other institutions under the aegis of his Department, who have applied for the incentivised early retirement scheme and the incentivised career break scheme; the number who have been made redundant in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29312/09]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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To date, nine members of staff of my Department have submitted applications under the Incentivised Early Retirement Scheme. Of these applications, seven have been approved and decisions are pending on the remaining two. 25 staff have applied to participate in the Special Career Break Incentive Scheme. Twelve of those applications have been approved and thirteen are currently being considered. No staff member in my Department has been made redundant during the past twelve months.