Departmental Staff Sick Leave

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 June 2013

Tuesday, 18 June 2013

Questions (251)

Barry Cowen

Question:

251. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the total number of uncertified sick days taken by employees in her 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. [29278/13]

Written answers

Minister for Social Protection

The details requested by the Deputy are set out in the table below. From the information available it is not possible to provide a median figure per employee for the specified years in the time available.

-	2012	2011	2010	2009
Number of staff in Department*	7,141	5,315	5,207	5,105
Total number of working days lost due to sick leave	89,013	71,680	64,377	69,323
Average number of working days lost per employee	12.57	13.49	12.36	13.58
Total number of uncertified (self- certified) working days lost due to sick leave	6,162	5,501	5,412	5,722
Average number of uncertified (self- certified) working days lost per employee	0.86	1.03	1.03	1.12
Total number of certified working days lost due to sick leave	82,851	66,179	58,965	63,601
Average number of certified working days lost per employee	11.60	12.45	11.32	12.45

*The number of staff in the Department is the number of staff in the Department on the 1st January of the following year (e.g. The staffing quoted for 2012 is the number in place on 1st January 2013).

Question No. 252 answered with Question No. 221.