Departmental Staff Sick Leave

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 February 2014

Tuesday, 18 February 2014

Questions (491)

Barry Cowen

Question:

491. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline, in tabular form, the total number of uncertified sick leave days taken by employees in his Department and the average uncertified sick leave days per employee taken; the total certified sick leave days taken by employees; the average certified sick leave days per employee; the total sick leave days taken by employees; and the average total sick leave days and median overall sick leave days per employee in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. [7643/14]

Written answers

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government

The information requested is set out in the following table.

Sick Days	2009	2010	2011	2012
No of uncertified sick days taken by employees	878.11	891.86	702.46	492.53
Average uncertified sick days taken per employee	0.78	0.80	0.75	0.60
No of certified sick days taken by employees	8,353.21	7,574.49	6,655.82	5,163.26
Average certified sick days taken per employee	7.38	6.79	7.07	6.34
Total sick days taken by employees	9,231.32	8,466.35	7,358.28	5,655.79
Average Total sick days taken per employee	8.15	7.58	7.82	6.94
Median Sick Days	2	1	2	1

It should be noted that staffing levels were reduced in my Department in May 2011 following the transfer of functions of the Heritage Division out of my Department to the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and the transfer of the Community Division into my Department.