Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 595: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism 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. [29304/09]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism (including the National Archives of Ireland, which forms part of the Department) has not received any applications to date for the incentivised early retirement scheme or the incentivised career break scheme the closing date for which has now passed. No staff member in the Department has been made redundant in the past 12 months.

In the case of the agencies under the aegis of the Department 1 application has been received in respect of the incentivised early retirement scheme, 7 applications in respect of the incentivised career break scheme and 1 staff member has been made redundant in the past 12 months.