Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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600. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form, the number of staff in his Department currently on a sabbatical-career break broken down by 0-6 months, six to 12 months, one year to two years, two to years, four to five years and five years plus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7625/14]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Civil Service policy on leave without pay is decided centrally by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. There are a range of options such as the Career Break scheme open to staff wishing to avail of periods of unpaid leave.

The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of staff in my Department currently on sabbatical/career breaks is set out in the following table.