Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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68. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of civil servants in his Department, and in agencies under the aegis of his Department, who were on career break in 2023 or 2024, by month and grade, and by length of career break; the number of civil servants in his Department and in agencies under the aegis of his Department who were on career break for longer than five years or longer than six years in 2023 or 2024, by month, grade, and length of career break, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46189/24]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The number of civil servants in my Department who were on career break in 2023 or 2024, by month and grade, and by length of career break and the number of civil servants in my Department who were on career break for longer than five years or longer than six years in 2023 or 2024, by month, grade, and length of career break, is set out in tabular form in the file attached.

Staffing is an operational matter for those Agencies under the aegis of my Department and I have asked those bodies to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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69. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of vacancies, by month and by grade, in his Department, and in agencies under the aegis of his Department, in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46207/24]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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I am advised that the number of vacancies, by month and by grade, in my Department in 2023 and 2024 is as set out in the table below.

Staffing is an operational matter for those Agencies under the aegis of my Department and I have asked those bodies to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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70. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an assurance that no civil servant has had their career break extended beyond five years where there is a suitable vacancy in their home Department or agency; that, where a civil servant has had their career break extended beyond five years on account of there being no suitable vacancy in their home Department or agency, that they have been placed on a redeployment panel; that, where a civil servant has had their career break extended beyond six years, consideration has been given to facilitating them on a supernumerary basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46225/24]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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I can confirm to the Deputy that in my term as Minister that no civil servant had their career break extended beyond five years where there was a suitable vacancy in my Department.

In the case where a civil servant had their career break extended beyond five years on account of there being no suitable vacancy, this was to facilitate the redeployment/transfer of this civil servant.

My Department had two cases where a civil servant had their career break extended beyond six years. Consideration was not given to facilitating either officer on a supernumerary basis as neither civil servant indicated they wished to return to my Department and the matter was addressed through resignation and the aforementioned redeployment/transfer, respectively.