Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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Question 458: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of sick days taken by staff in his Department in 2009, 2010 and 2011; the average number of sick days per staff in total across his Department and broken down by Department section in 2009, 2010 and 2011; the median number of sick days per staff in total across his Department and broken down by Department section in 2009, 2010 and 2011 in tabular form. [36839/12]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the following tables:

Total Sick Days Taken

Average Sick Days by Department Section

Median number of Sick Days By Section

The different staffing levels in individual divisions and long term absences account for the variance in statistics between the different divisions. In 2011 a combined (certified and uncertified) total of 2,383 sick leave days were taken by Staff in my Department. This is a reduction of 29% in days taken and a 21% reduction in cost in comparison with 2010 figures mainly due to the implementation of an attendance management policy, which was implemented in my Department in 2011.