Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 July 2014
94. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form the total number of sick days taken by staff in his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014, further broken down by uncertified, certified and long-term absence leave. [28968/14]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy regarding sick absence statistics for the staff in my Department in the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014 is set out in the following table. The figures are based on the full-time equivalent staff working in the Department at the end of each year and to date in 2014.
|
Year |
Total number of sick days take by staff in the Department |
Number of USK days taken by staff in the Department |
Number of CSK days taken by staff in the Department |
Number of long term sick absence days in the Department |
|
2011 |
1,402.6 |
87.43 |
1,315.17 |
862.17 |
|
2012 |
1,137.5 |
98.5 |
1,039 |
601.5 |
|
2013 |
829.15 |
90 |
739.15 |
280 |
|
to date in 2014 |
460.72 |
45.5 |
415.22 |
238 |
As per the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform circular 6/2014 on sick absence, "a civil servant is considered to be on a long term sick absence if the absence is of four weeks or greater".
USK = self-certified (uncertified) sick absence
CSK = certified sick absence
