Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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861. To ask the Minister for Health the number of civil servants under his remit that have been reinstated in recent years after taking a career break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38728/15]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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All career breaks since 2013 are granted under the provisions of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 4/2013: Career Break Scheme in the Civil Service. The relevant employment law is Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956-2006. Prior to 2013 there was a special incentivised career break scheme that operated from 2009 under provisions of Circular 13/2009: Special Civil Service Incentive Career Break Scheme 2009.

Since 2013, a total of 6 people returned to work in my Department from career breaks. Of those, 3 had been on Incentivised Career Breaks.