Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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195. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of staff in her Department currently on a sabbatical or a 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 five years or more; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23410/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Details of the number of staff from my Department currently on career breaks are provided below. 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.