Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 April 2023
837. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Departmental staff currently on sick or stress leave; and the number who took stress or sick leave in each of the past five years and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [17782/23]
View answerEmployees are not obliged to state the nature of their illness on medical certificates or on the NSSO Human Resources Management System (HRMS) when reporting illness and absence.
My Department actively engages with all staff on long term sick. We offer support through advice provided following regular referral to the Chief Medical Officer and through the services of the Civil Service Employee Assistance Service.
The number of staff on sick leave commencing in each of the past five years and to date in 2023 are documented below in tabular form:
|
Year |
Total number of staff in the Department |
No. of staff who availed of sick leave including stress-related sick leave |
|
2018 |
750 |
430 |
|
2019 |
818 |
472 |
|
2020 |
1255 |
348 |
|
2021 |
1409 |
674 |
|
2022 |
1605 |
650 |
|
2023 |
1639 (total @31 March 2023) |
261 |
