Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 April 2023
1278. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Departmental staff currently on sick leave or stress leave; and the number who took stress leave or sick leave in each of the past five years and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [17773/23]
View answerIf a member of staff is absent due to stress it is recorded as sick leave. The table below provides details of the number of staff who took sick leave during the years 2018-2022 and so far in 2023.
As of 12 April 2023 there were 21 people on sick leave. The Deputy may wish to note that the staffing of my Department increased from a headcount of 277 at the end of 2018 to a headcount of 618 at the end of 2022.
|
Year |
Sick Leave |
|
2018 |
110 |
|
2019 |
175 |
|
2020 |
184 |
|
2021 |
152 |
|
2022 |
262 |
|
2023 (to date) |
126 |
