Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 438: To ask the Minister for Defence the average number of sick days taken by his Departmental staff in each of the past three years (details supplied); the equivalent figures excluding long term illness cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41066/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I have set out in the following table the average number of days absence on sick leave per employee for each of the past 3 years for my Department and its agencies, Coiste an Asgard and the Civil Defence Board. I have also outlined the average number of days when absences in excess of 6 months are excluded (on the basis that 'long term illness' is defined as an absence in excess of 6 months). My Department adopts a policy of active management of absences through a range of strategies designed to promote the control of sick leave and the elimination of abuse.