Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 1 Oct 2003

Vol. 571 No. 2

Written Answers. - Departmental Staff.

John McGuinness

Ceist:

314 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government if full pay is being paid to a person (details supplied); if he will continue to be paid during the course of an investigation into complaints that this person made and while he is under the care of his general practitioner; if every effort will be made by the Department to accommodate this person given the fact that his illness relates to the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21361/03]

Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Mr. Cullen)

The employee concerned has exhausted his entitlement to both full and half rates of sick pay under the Civil Service scheme. After expiry of these entitlements, in certain circumstances, a pension rate of pay may be payable. At present this case is being examined by the office of the chief medical officer with a view to assisting my Department to determine whether such a rate of pay may be payable.