Departmental Staff Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 March 2017

Tuesday, 21 March 2017

Questions (1281)

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

1281. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff employed within her Department for each of the years from 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017 in tabular form; the number of staff recorded as on sick leave or absent during each of these years, in tabular form; the number of days lost in each of these years as a result of sick leave or other non-holiday absences; the grades most affected; the provision in place for such absences of staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13750/17]

Written answers

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following table:

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	01/01/2017 - 10/03/2017
Number of Staff Employed (year-end figure)	843	857	854	848	857	864
Number of Staff who had a Sick Leave Absence during the year	599	580	557	533	560	244
Number of Days Lost due to Sick Leave	8774	8496	8101	7248	7764	1404
Number of Days lost due to Non-Holiday Absences **	2049	2534	2722	2137	3046	494
Total Number of Work Days in year	229	229	229	229	229	229

** Non-Holiday Absences include:

Paid Adoptive

Parental

Paid Compassionate

Paid Examination

Paid Family Illness

Paid Force Majeure

Paid Jury Service

Paid Marriage

Paid Paternity

Paid Reserved Defence Forces

Paid Study

Paid Union Business

Paid Witness at Court

Unpaid Domestic Reasons

Unpaid Marriage

Unpaid Study

Unpaid Unauthorised Absence

Across my Department the Grades that were most affected by sick leave over the period 2012 to 10/03/2017 on average were Clerical Officers and Executive Officers.

In accordance with the practices set down by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform my Department does not hire temporary staff to cover sick leave.  Therefore cover for a staff member who is out sick falls to the other members of staff.