Written answers
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Department of Agriculture and Food
Departmental Staff
9:00 pm
Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 511: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 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. [41062/08]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The following table sets out the average number of working days lost per employee in my Department for the past three years:
| Year | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| Average no. of days lost | 5.89 | 5.70 | 4.64 |
| Average no. of days lost (excl. long term sick leave)* | 3.13 | 2.92 | 2.69 |
| *Assumes that long term sick leave is defined as an absence of more than fifty days. |
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