Written answers

Wednesday, 20 March 2013

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Flexible Work Practices

Photo of Ciara ConwayCiara Conway (Waterford, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to continue the incentivised career break for civil servants as introduced in the supplementary Budget in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13674/13]

Photo of Brendan HowlinBrendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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There are currently no plans to reintroduce an incentivised career break scheme for civil servants. The Special Civil Service Incentivised Career Break Scheme was introduced as a once-off measure that was included in the Supplementary Budget announced on 7 April, 2009. In the order of 606 civil servants applied for a career break under the incentivised scheme, of which some 526 applications were approved. A further 505 public servants made applications, of which some 109 were approved.

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