Written answers

Tuesday, 18 February 2014

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Departmental Staff Sick Leave

Photo of Barry CowenBarry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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616. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form, the total number of uncertified sick days taken by employees in his Department and the average uncertified sick days per employee taken; the total certified sick days taken by employees; the average certified sick days per employee; the total sick days taken by employees; and the average total sick days and median overall sick days per employee in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. [7637/14]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following Table:

REQUESTED SICK LEAVE STATISTICS 2009 – 2012 IN RESPECT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND THE MARINE

Sick Leave Statistics2009201020112012
Total number of uncertified sick days taken in Year2,7002,2592,1681,861
Average number of uncertified sick days per employee in Year0.60.50.60.5
Total number of certified sick days taken in Year36,70931,19528,62826,662
Average number of certified sick days per employee in Year8.47.47.67.2
Total number of sick days taken in Year39,40933,45430,79628,523
Average number of sick days per employee in Year8.97.98.17.7
Median overall sick days in Year2222
Note: Average calculations are based on the total numbers employed in the Department during the course of the year in question, regardless of whether individuals joined or left during the year.

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