Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Question 270: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of civil servants in his Department who have attended courses on stress management in the workplace between 2005 and 2007; if stress reduction procedures have been put in place arising from attendance at such courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10606/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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Some 18 civil servants from my Department have attended courses on stress management in the workplace between 2005 and 2007. The Civil Service Employee Assistance Service (CSEAS) provides an internal Employee Assistance Programme to serving and retired Civil Servants. The service is designed to assist employees with work-related and personal difficulties, including stress, which may, if left unattended adversely affect attendance, work performance and quality of life. A document entitled Working on Stress has been published by the service which offers advice on dealing with stress.