Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Question 381: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff employed in the Vocational Education Committee Adult Education Services who retired in late February following the Croke Park early retirement scheme; the number of adult education officers, adult literacy officers, community education facilitators adult guidance counsellors and information officers who retired; if he will provide a breakdown by VEC; if these members of staff will be replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19081/12]

Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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The total number of staff in the posts identified who retired in late February was 5 (2 Adult Education Officers (AEO), 2 Adult Literacy Organisers (ALO) and 1 Community Education Facilitator (CEF)). There were no such retirements from the Adult Education Guidance Service. The information is broken down by category of post and VEC in the following table.

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Question 382: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff employed in the Vocational Education Committee Services, including adult education officers, adult literacy officers, community education facilitators, adult guidance counsellors and information officers who have left the services since the introduction of the public service recruitment embargo in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19082/12]

Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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The total number of staff who have left posts identified by the Deputy since the introduction of the moratorium on public service appointments in March 2009 is 29 (13 Adult Education Officers (AEO), 10 Adult Literacy Organisers (ALO), 2 Community Education Facilitators (CEF), 2 Adult Education Guidance Counsellors/Coordinators and 2 Information Officers). The following table gives a breakdown by category of post and VEC.2 of the AEO vacancies (Westmeath and Kilkenny VECs) arose because the incumbents were appointed to the posts of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in an acting capacity.