Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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706. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government 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. [46194/24]

Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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708. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government 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. [46230/24]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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I am satisfied that my Department properly implements the provisions of Circular 4/2013 in respect of staff returning from career breaks. Staff returning from career breaks are included in workforce planning considerations with a view to filling any appropriate existing or forthcoming vacancies in my Department. The Department has reassigned any staff returning from career breaks during this period without any undue delays. Any extensions to career breaks granted were requested by staff members.

The information requested in respect of staff on career breaks in 2023 and 2024 is set out in tabular form below. One staff member was on a career break for longer than 5 years in 2023 but subsequently resigned in 2024.

The details requested in relation to bodies under the aegis of my Department are a matter for the individual bodies concerned. Arrangements have been put in place by each Agency to facilitate the provision of information by State Bodies directly to members of the Oireachtas. The contact email addresses for each agency are set out in the table below:

Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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707. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government 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. [46212/24]