Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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82. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of sick days taken by staff of her Department over the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53211/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The number of sick days taken by staff of the Department over the last 3 years is as outlined in the table below. The detail requested is being provided in respect of the years 2010, 2011 and 2012 which is the last year for which a complete record is available. The Deputy should note that the functions and staff of the Community Welfare Service transferred into the Department from the HSE on the 1^st November 2011 and that the functions and staff of the Employment Support Services transferred to the Department from FÁS on the 1^st January 2012. The additional staff represented an approximate 33% increase in the overall staffing figure of the Department over the 3 year period.