Departmental Staff Sick Leave

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 June 2013

Tuesday, 18 June 2013

Questions (99)

Barry Cowen

Question:

99. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Finance 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. [29272/13]

Written answers

Minister for Finance

The following table outlines the sick leave position in my Department.

YEAR	Total Uncertified Sick Leave (USK)	USK average (headcount) i.e. Duration Actual / Active Staff Count of Name	Total Certified Sick Leave (CSK)	CSK average (headcount) i.e. Duration Actual / Active Staff Count of Name	Total Duration Actual	Total Duration Actual average (headcount) i.e. Actual Days Lost / Active Staff Count of Name	Median (Duration Actual values)
2009 *	532.26	0.82	3786.89	5.88	4319.15	6.71	2
2010 *	438.88	0.71	2800.54	4.56	3239.42	5.27	2
2011 *	301	1.15	3040.45	1.29	3341.45	1.27	1
2012	182.5	0.47	1560.76	3.99	1743.26	1.6335	1

Please note the figures for the years marked with * reflect the position prior to the establishment of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in 2011.

Question No. 100 answered with Question No. 98.

Question No. 101 answered with Question No. 96.