Written answers
Thursday, 6 November 2008
Department of Defence
Departmental Staff
5:00 pm
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 226: To ask the Minister for Defence the systems his Department has in place for tracking absences from work for various reasons, for benchmarking them against best standards and for estimating the cost of cover or lost input as a result of these absences; and if he will present data for the most recent years on this matter. [39173/08]
Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has in place a database, known as Human Resources Management System (HRMS), for managing attendance. This system provides a suite of reporting tools for monitoring and analysing absence data. Absences arise for many reasons, such as annual leave, sick leave, worksharing and career breaks. Absenteeism is usually defined as the time lost attributable to sickness or any other cause not excused through statutory entitlements or conditions of employment. A report on sick leave in my Department for recent years is as follows:
Year | Lost Time Rate |
2006 | 4.4% |
2007 | 4.8% |
These rates compare favourably against international public sector norms. My Department has in place a range of measures to identify, manage, monitor and control absenteeism due to sickness, including the measures and initiatives adopted to promote well being and attendance. In managing sickness absences, my Department also employs an Employee Assistance Officer and avails of the services of the CMO in respect of medical issues.
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 227: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of staff employed in his Department whose function it is to deal with representations from his constituency; the number of these staff that are located in the constituency and in his Department; the grade and remuneration at which these staff are employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38957/08]
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 228: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of staff employed by Ministers of State in his Department whose function it is to deal with representations from the Ministers of States' constituency; the number of these staff that are located in the constituency and in his Department; the grade and remuneration at which these staff are employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38971/08]
John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 227 and 228 together.
The information requested is set out in the following tables:
Minister | Number of staff | Grade/Salary level | Location |
John Gormley | 0.5 | Personal Secretary-Executive Officer salary scale | Department |
2 | Executive Officer | Department | |
2.5 | Clerical Officer | Department |
Minister of State | Number of staff | Grade | Location |
Michael Kitt | 1 | Personal Assistant-Higher Executive Officer salary scale | Department |
1 | Personal Secretary-Executive Officer salary scale | Galway Constituency Office | |
2 | Executive Officer | 1 × Department | |
1 | Clerical Officer | Department | |
Michael Finneran | 1 | Personal Assistant-Higher Executive Officer salary scale | Department |
1 | Personal Secretary-Executive Officer salary scale | Roscommon/Leitrim Constituency Office | |
1 | Higher Executive Officer | Department | |
2 | Clerical Officer | Department | |
Máire Hoctor* | — | — | — |
*Staffing arrangements for the Office of the Minister of State, Máire Hoctor, with responsibility for Older People are dealt with by the Department of Health and Children. |
The salary scales for all administrative grades are available on the Department of Finance website (www.finance.gov.ie ).
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