Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 158: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of uncertified sick days taken within all sections of her Department for the years 2007 and 2008 and to date in 2009; the number of employees who have taken uncertified sick days in the categories one to ten days and over ten days; the number of uncertified sick days taken Fridays and Mondays; the number of persistent offenders with regard to uncertified sick days who have been sent for an independent doctors opinion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15670/09]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The statistics requested by the Deputy for my Department, which employs approximately 1,100 staff, are contained in following table.

I should point out that the figures at * above relate to uncertified sick leave taken either on Monday or on Friday. There were no staff of my Department referred for an independent doctor's opinion as a result of taking uncertified sick leave in the period in question.