Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 July 2012
650 Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Defence the number of sick days taken by staff in his Department in 2009, 2010 and 2011; the average number of sick days per staff in total across his Department and broken down by Department section in 2009, 2010 and 2011; and the median number of sick days per staff in total across his Department and broken down by Department section in 2009, 2010 and 2011 in tabular form. [36840/12]
View answerMy Department adopts a policy of proactive management of sick leave through a range of strategies designed to reduce absence from work. Sick leave rates are closely monitored and analysed, and in recent years the number of days lost to sick leave has been reducing. Sick leave rates for the Department have fallen to a current rate of 3.2%. The sick leave data requested is set out in the following table:
|
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
|
No. of Sick Days |
4,645 |
4,421 |
3,349 |
|
Average no. of sick days per staff |
11.64 |
11.69 |
8.98 |
|
Median no. of sick days per staff |
2 |
2 |
2 |
The sick leave data on a divisional basis is as follows:
|
Division |
Planning and Organisation, HR, Finance, ICT. |
International Security and Defence Policy, C and A, Defence Forces Personnel Policy, Litigation |
Executive, Office of Emergency Planning, Property Management, Contracts, Legislation, Civil Defence |
|
2009 |
|||
|
No. of Sick Days |
2,947 |
1,008 |
690 |
|
Average No. of Sick Days per staff |
11.12 |
19.38 |
9.85 |
|
Median No. of Sick Days per staff |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
2010 |
|||
|
No. of Sick Days |
2,642 |
713 |
1,066 |
|
Average No. of Sick Days per staff |
10.12 |
14.26 |
15.45 |
|
Median No. of Sick Days per staff |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
2011 |
|||
|
No. of Sick Days |
2,187 |
678 |
484 |
|
Average No. of Sick Days per staff |
8.71 |
13.55 |
7.12 |
|
Median No. of Sick Days per staff |
2 |
2 |
1.4 |
