Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 467: To ask the Minister for Defence 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. [35795/08]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 468: To ask the Minister for Defence 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. [35810/08]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 467 and 468 together.

I have set out in the following table the average number of days absence on sick leave per employee for each of the past 5 years for my Department and its agencies, which are Coiste an Asgard and the Civil Defence Board.

My Department adopts a policy of active absence management through a range of strategies designed to promote the control of sick leave and the elimination of abuse.

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 469: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of staff within his Department who have availed of early retirement schemes in each of the past three years; the breakdown of such by the grade and age of the staff who availed of the schemes; the breakdown of the reason for granting early retirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35825/08]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 470: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of staff within agencies within the remit of his Department who have availed of early retirement schemes in each of the past three years; the breakdown of such by the grade and age of the staff who availed of the schemes; the breakdown of the reasons for granting early retirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35840/08]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 469 and 470 together.

I have set out in the following table information in relation to staff within my Department who availed of the early retirement scheme in each of the past three years. I wish to state also that no member of staff within the agencies under the remit of my Department availed of early retirement schemes in this period.