Written answers

Tuesday, 18 February 2014

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Departmental Staff Sick Leave

Photo of Barry CowenBarry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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786. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the total number of uncertified sick days taken by employees in his Department; the average number of uncertified sick days per employee taken; the total number of certified sick days taken by employees; the average number of certified sick days per employee; the total number of sick days taken by employees; the average total of sick days and the median overall sick days per employee in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. [7652/14]

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The information as requested by the Deputy is set out in the table.

 -2009201020112012
Total uncertified sick582.97477.06439.63367.36
Average uncertified per employee1.100.960.890.78
Total certified sick5464.526377.385051.154007.46
Average certified sick per employee10.337.6010.178.47
Total6047.496854.445490.784374.82
Average Per Employee11.4313.7511.069.25
Median Per Employee2.002.002.002.00
The Deputy will note the downward trend in the sick leave numbers. This is due for the most part to concerted efforts by the Human Resources division of the Department to manage the sick leave issue.

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