Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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268. To ask the Minister for Finance 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. [44302/24]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I can advise the Deputy that my Department adheres to the provisions of the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform Circular 4/2013, which sets out the parameters of the Career Break Scheme.

The number of civil servants in my Department who were on a career break in 2023 and 2024 are listed in Table A below, by Grade:

Table A

The number of staff in my Department on a career break of more than five years in 2023 and 2024 are listed in Table B below by grade:

Table B