Departmental Staff Sick Leave

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 June 2013

Tuesday, 18 June 2013

Questions (172)

Barry Cowen

Question:

172. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form the total number of uncertified sick days taken by employees in his Department; the average uncertified sick days per employee taken; the total certified sick days taken by employees; the average certified sick days per employee; the total sick days taken by employees; the average total sick days and median overall sick days per employee in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. [29277/13]

Written answers

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform was established in July 2011.

Details of sick leave statistics from July to December 2011 and 2012 are set out in the attached table.

-	2011 (July - December)	2012
Total Uncertified Sick Days	73.73	135.87
Average Uncertified Sick Days by Employees	0.26	0.41
Total Certified Sick Days	720.31	1,264.05
Average Certified Sick Days by Employees	2.57	3.80
Total Sick Days	794.04	1,399.92
Average Sick Days by Employees	2.84	4.20
Median (i.e. mid-point of all sick leave absences) Sick Days per Employee	2.00	2.00