Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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65. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff who retired, left or otherwise departed from their employment from 1 July 2013 to 31 December 2013, and the expected annual savings arising therefrom; the number of staff expected to leave in 2014, and the annual expected savings therefrom; the number of staff expected to leave in 2015, and the annual savings therefrom; the number of staff expected to leave in 2016, and the annual savings therefrom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33210/14]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The following table shows the actual number of staff who retired, resigned or otherwise departed from their employment in the Department during the periods requested. It also includes details of the numbers who are due to reach their compulsory retirement age from now to the end of 2016. It is not possible to be definitive on numbers of any other staff that may depart from the Department during this period

Definitive figures on savings generated from departures are not available because some of these vacated posts are critical and consequently filled. However, the Department’s salary outturn for 2013 was €8m less than 2012.

The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform approved an increased Employment Control Framework for the Department for 2014 for the filling of critical posts. The Department is actively working to fill these posts and the salary outturn for 2014 is not yet determined.

With regard to expected annual savings in 2015 and 2016, the Department is currently in discussion on pay budgets for 2015 with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and this will inform future expenditure and savings.