Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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1105. To ask the Minister for Health the number of civil servants, by grade, in his Department who were on a career break in 2023 and 2024; the number of those who in 2023 and 2024 were on a career break of five years or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44305/24]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Number of officers on Career Break in 2023 and 2024 in the Department of Health by grade are as follows:

AP - 2023 7, 2024 6

AO - 2023 6, 2024 7

HEO - 2023 4, 2024 2

EO - 2023 4, 2024 2

CO - 2023 1, 2024 2

In 2023 we had one person who had a career break of 5 years who resigned in 2023.

In 2024 we had two officers who had a career break of 5 years, one of them resigned and one returned to work in 2024.