Departmental Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 15 September 2022

Thursday, 15 September 2022

Questions (181)

Denis Naughten

Question:

181. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons within his Department who received the special leave with pay for Covid-19 up to 1 July 2022; the number of workers who have availed of this payment for an extended period of 12 weeks or more; the number of persons who availed of the special leave with pay for COVID-19 since 1 July 2022; the number of such persons who have been in receipt of this payment in excess of 14 days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45327/22]

Written answers

Minister for Transport

The number of officers who have availed of Special Leave with Pay for COVID-19, up to 1 July 2022 and therefrom, is set out in tabular form below:

To July 1 2022	No. of officers	No. availed for greater than 12 weeks
	215	1
Since July 1 2022	No. of officers	No. availed for greater than 14 days:
	8	Nil

My Department is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace for all staff and customers. The arrangements for Special Leave with pay for COVID-19 were introduced by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in March 2020 to assist in the prevention of the onward spread of COVID-19 in work premises and are renewed and monitored by that Department in line with expert public health advice.