Séamus Kirk (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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547. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans for a redundancy package for civilians employed at army barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32944/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Following the receipt of sanction from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER), the Department introduced a voluntary redundancy scheme in 2013 targeted towards civilian employees (State industrial grades) attached to military installations arising from the rationalisation of the brigade structure in the Defence Forces and the reduced requirement for particular grades/skills in the civilian workforce. The general terms of this scheme were as set out in the Collective Agreement: Redundancy Payments to Public Servants which was agreed between DPER and the Public Services Committee of ICTU. The closing date to apply under this scheme was 29 November 2013. Although the deadline for submitting applications under the 2013 scheme has now expired, consideration would be given to offering voluntary redundancy to civilian employees in cases where there is no longer a requirement for their skills and it is not feasible to redeploy the employees in question to alternative duties either within the Department or the wider public service.