Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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1054. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff vacancies, by grade, in his Department at the end of August 2023 and August 2024; and the number of staff, by grade, on a career break of more than five years and more than six years, at the end of August 2023 and August 2024. [44128/24]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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There were 64 staff vacancies as of the end of August 2023 made up of:

1 SO, 1 CO, 10 EO, 10 HEO, 19 AO, 14 AP, 7 PO, 2 DCMO

There were 11 staff vacancies as of the end of August 2024 made up of:

1 SO, 2 CO, 5 HEO, 1 AO, 2 DCMO

We have no staff on career breaks of more than 5 or 6 years.