Written answers
Thursday, 26 October 2006
Department of Defence
Defence Forces Personnel
5:00 pm
Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 174: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of personnel in the Army, Navy and Air Corps; the quantity of sick leave experienced by each sector over the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34934/06]
Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following tabular statement.
| Permanent Defence Force strength at 30th September and categories of sick leave in person-days in the period 1st October 2005-30th September 2006 | ||||
| Army | Air Corps | Navy | Totals | |
| Strength as at 30th September, 2006 | 8,623 | 839 | 1,066 | 10,528 |
| ED (person-days) | 17,992 | 1,571 | 1,868 | 21,431 |
| SL (person-days) | 83,786 | 17,317 | 9,490 | 110,593 |
| USL (person-days) | 13,659 | 2,067 | 767 | 16,493 |
| Total (person-days) | 115,437 | 20,955 | 12,125 | 148,517 |
| ED — Excused Duty (may only be granted by a Defence Forces Medical Officer) | ||||
| SL — Sick Leave | ||||
| USL — Uncertified Sick Leave | ||||
| Note: The Permanent Defence Force operates on a 7-day working week i.e. 365-day year. |
My Department has been addressing the sick leave situation on a number of points, and intends, as part of the ongoing modernisation process, to review current sick leave arrangements within the Defence Forces.
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