Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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125. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there are any proposals to introduce incentivised career breaks to the wider civil service, including education, similar to the scheme being offered to employees and those in organisations/bodies funded by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24574/13]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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There are currently no plans to reintroduce an incentivised career break scheme in the wider civil service or in the education sector. However, it is now possible for civil servants to avail of a career break for the purpose of taking up employment in the private sector or becoming self-employed. This means civil servants can take a career break to work for up to 3 years in the private sector or 5 years in self-employment, subject to terms around conflicts of interest and political involvement.