Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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512. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of staff in his Department currently on a sabbatical or career break, broken down by zero to six months, six to 12 months, one to two years, two to three years, four to five years and 5 years or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23399/15]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The career break scheme in the civil service is governed under Circular 4/2013. The scheme provides flexibility to staff and employers which allows staff to apply to take a period of special leave without pay and decisions to grant or approve are based on the organisational needs of individual Departments. There are currently four people availing of career break in my Department, details set out below in tabular form as requested by the Deputy.