Seán Crowe
Ceist:322 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of sick days taken by secondary teachers per year over the past three years; and the cost in substitute teachers to the Exchequer. [27043/02]
Written Answers. - Sick Leave.
According to my Department's records, the number of days absence taken by teachers in voluntary secondary schools that can be attributed to illness, either certified or uncertified, was 108,147 days in the 1999-2000 school year, 108,516 days in the 2000-2001 school year and 110,056 days in the 2001-2002 school year. The cost to the Exchequer in substitution for these absences in each of the specified years was approximately €4.91 (IR £3.87) million, €5.84 (IR £4.6) million and €6.80 million respectively.
Seán Crowe
Ceist:323 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of sick days taken by primary teachers per year over the past three years; and the cost in substitute teachers to the Exchequer. [27044/02]
The number of days taken by primary teachers in respect of sick leave, both certified and uncertified, for the years in question are set out as follows:
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1999-2000 |
205,050 days |
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2000-2001 |
211,987 days |
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2001-2002 |
204,644 days |
The following shows the number of days for which my Department paid the substitute teachers' salary and the cost per year in respect of same. The Deputy may wish to note that prior to January 2002, substitute teachers' salary was paid by my Department only in respect of certified sick leave.
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€ |
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1999-2000 |
102,203 days |
7,783,451.53 |
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2000-2001 |
104,961 days |
8,769,951.46 |
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2001-2002 |
103,942 days |
9,052,119.56 |