Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 160: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff who took sick leave of more than five, ten, 15, 20 days and 21 days or over in 2011 in all agencies, offices or other bodies reporting to his Department; the length of the ten highest incidences of sick leave across these bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33108/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The day to day administration of agencies is a matter for each agency. Every agency has responsibility for its own HR function which includes the management of sick leave. My Department does not collate information on sick leave in agencies.

The Department of Finance circular 25/78 governs the conditions that apply to sick leave for officials within the Civil Service. Under these conditions an official can at most take 7 uncertified sick days with pay within a 12 month period. These conditions apply to those agencies under the aegis of my Department which are staffed by civil servants.