Jack Chambers
Question:70. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of sick days taken by members in each service of the Defence Forces to date in 2018. [44411/18]
View answerThursday, 25 October 2018
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In line with other sectors, sick leave statistics for the Defence Forces are compiled annually and provided to the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform (D/PER). These statistics are used in order to track the levels of absenteeism across the public service. The absence rates for the public service are then published by D/PER.
The total number of sick leave days claimed by members of the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps as of the 23rd October is outlined in the tabular format below.
|
Service |
Sick leave days 2018 |
|
Army |
55,242 |
|
Naval Service |
5,420 |
|
Air Corps |
6,889 |
|
Total |
67,551 |