Written answers
Thursday, 18 December 2014
Department of Social Protection
Departmental Staff Career Breaks
Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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50. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of staff in her Department currently on sabbaticals or career breaks, broken down as follows: zero to six months; six to 12 months; one to two years; two to three years; four to five years; and more than five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49132/14]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Details of the number of staff from my Department currently on career breaks are provided in the table. The duration for which a career break is sanctioned is not recorded as staff can extend the duration during the course of the career break. All career breaks are sanctioned for a minimum period of six months.
The details provided indicate the duration since the career break commenced.
| Staff | Number |
|---|---|
On Career Break for less than 6 months | 13 |
On Career Break for a period between 6 months and 1 year | 5 |
On Career Break for a period between 1 and 2 years | 18 |
On Career Break for a period between 2 and 3 years | 16 |
On Career Break for a period between 3 and 4 years | 10 |
On Career Break for a period between 4 and 5 years | 3 |
On Career Break for a period over 5 years | 3 |
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