Séamus Kirk (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Question 541: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of uncertified sick leave lost in primary schools and post primary schools in each of the years 2005, 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40757/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is provided on a school year basis.

The first school year for which full information is available on the current system for recording teacher absences is the 2007/2008 school year but does not include the VEC sector. The number of days uncertified sick leave taken by primary teachers in the 2007/2008 school year was 60,128 days. Teachers in Secondary, Community and Comprehensive schools took 48,136 days.

In the current school year in the period between the 1st September and mid November primary teachers have taken 12,685 days uncertified sick leave and teachers in Secondary, Community and Comprehensive schools have taken 11,749 days.