Written answers

Wednesday, 22 January 2025

Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Departmental Staff

Photo of Michael FitzmauriceMichael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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1133. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth 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. [46185/24]

Photo of Roderic O'GormanRoderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The numbers of civil servants on career break from my Department are shown in the tables below by year, month and grade.

There was one civil servant on a career break longer than 5 years (less than 6 years) in 2023 and in January 2024.

The Civil Service agencies under the aegis of the Department have responded directly to the Deputy in respect of their own organisations.

2024:

2024 CO EO HEO AO AP PO ASEC Total per month
Jan 3 3 2 4 5 0 1 18
Feb 3 2 2 4 5 0 1 17
Mar 3 3 2 4 4 0 1 17
Apr 3 3 1 4 4 0 1 16
May 3 3 1 4 4 0 1 16
Jun 3 3 1 4 4 0 1 16
Jul 3 3 1 4 4 0 1 16
Aug 3 3 1 4 4 0 0 15
Sep 3 4 0 4 4 0 0 15
Oct 3 4 0 4 5 1 0 17
Nov 3 4 0 4 5 1 0 17
Dec 3 4 0 4 5 1 0 17

2023:

2023 CO EO HEO AO AP PO ASEC Total by Month
Jan 1 4 2 3 4 N/A 1 15
Feb 1 4 2 3 4 N/A 1 15
Mar 1 4 2 3 4 N/A 1 15
Apr 1 5 2 3 4 N/A 1 16
May 1 5 2 2 5 N/A 1 16
Jun 1 5 2 2 5 N/A 1 16
Jul 1 5 2 2 5 N/A 1 16
Aug 1 5 2 3 5 N/A 1 17
Sep 2 5 2 3 5 N/A 1 18
Oct 2 4 2 3 5 N/A 1 17
Nov 3 5 2 4 5 N/A 1 20
Dec 3 4 2 4 5 N/A 1 19

Photo of Michael FitzmauriceMichael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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1134. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth 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. [46203/24]

Photo of Roderic O'GormanRoderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The table below shows the number of vacancies by grade in the Department in 2023 and 2024.

The agencies under the aegis of the Department will reply directly to the Deputy in respect of their own organisations.

Month - Year Jun-23 Sep-23 Dec-23 Mar-24 Jun-24 Sep-24 Dec-24
SO (Service Officer) 2 2 1 2 2 2 2
CO 77 55 38 79 68 22 21
EO 90 76 63 81 38 24 28
AO 38 38 21 51 35 29 19
HEO 58 55 40 43 38 42 34
AP 38 34 16 34 25 27 15
PO 1 2 0 3 1 0 0
Accountant Grade 1 2 2 2 4 4 3 0
Accountant Grade 2 3 3 5 9 9 4 1
Social Worker 5 5 5 3 2 2 2
Advisory Counsel Grade 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 1
Total 314 272 191 310 223 157 123

Photo of Michael FitzmauriceMichael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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1135. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth 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; to provide an assurance 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; to provide an assurance that, where a civil servant has had their career break extended beyond six years, that consideration has been given to facilitating them on a supernumerary basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46221/24]

Photo of Roderic O'GormanRoderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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I am advised by my colleagues in HR that no Department staff have had their career break extended beyond 5 years by the Department. All staff returning from career break have been assigned to appropriate vacancies and it has not been necessary to place any staff on a redeployment panel or consider facilitating them on a supernumerary basis.

The Civil Service agencies under the aegis of the Department have responded directly to the Deputy in respect of their own organisations.

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