Leo Varadkar
Question:290 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Health and Children the average level of absenteeism within her Department for each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35801/08]
View answerTuesday, 21 October 2008
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Absenteeism, for the purpose of this reply, is defined as time lost that is attributable to sickness or any other cause not excused through statutory entitlements or conditions of employment. The table below details the percentage of actual days lost to absenteeism in each of the years requested, based on 249 available days for each whole-time equivalent.
|
Year |
% days lost due to absenteeism |
|
2004 |
4.64 |
|
2005 |
5.33 |
|
2006 |
6.01 |
|
2007 |
5.66 |
|
2008 |
5.15 |
The Deputy should note that the figures for 2008 are projected figures for the entire year, based on actual data for Quarters 1 to 3, that is, to end September 2008.