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Tuesday, 18 February 2014

Department of Social Protection

Departmental Staff Sick Leave

Photo of Barry CowenBarry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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370. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form, the total number of uncertified sick days taken by employees in her 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; the average total sick days and median overall sick days per employee in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. [7650/14]

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Details of the number of sick days taken by staff in my Department in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 are provided as follows.

The table provides details of the total numbers of staff and number of staff who took sick leave in each of the specified areas as follows: the total number of uncertified sick days taken by employees and the average uncertified sick days per employee; the total certified sick days taken by employees and the average certified sick days per employee; the total number of sick days taken by employees and the average total sick days taken by employees. The median figures requested are not available.

-2009201020112012
Number of staff in the Department on 31st December5,1055,2075,3157,079
Number of employees who took sick leave3,982 (78.00%)3,757 (72.15%)3,591 (74.34%)4,238 (59.86%)
Total number of uncertified (self-certified) sick leave days5,7225,4125,5016,162
Average number of uncertified (self-certified) sick leave days per employee1.121.031.040.87
Total number of certified sick leave days63,60158,96566,17982,851
Average number of certified sick leave days per employee12.4611.3312.4511.7
Total number of sick days69,32364,37771,68089,013
Average number of sick day (working days) per employee13.5812.3613.4912.57

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