Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 356: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the average level of absenteeism within his Department for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35802/08]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 357: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the average level of staff absenteeism within each of the agencies within his Department's remit for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35817/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 356 and 357 together.

The Deputy should be aware that the Agencies within my Department's remit are staffed, for the most part, by staff of my Department and that staff transfer between the Department and its Agencies on a regular basis. In the circumstances, the most useful comparable figures are those retained by my Department for all Department staff. The figures for each of the last five years are as follows: 2003 — 4.57%; 2004 — 4.91%; 2005 — 4.42%; 2006 — 6.04%; 2007 — 4.07%.