Written answers
Tuesday, 6 October 2020
Department of Health
Departmental Staff
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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782. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff in his Department on sick leave between March and September by month in 2019 and to date 2020; the pay arrangements that exist for staff on sick leave for an extended period of time; the number of sick days accounted for by his Department over the period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28937/20]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The statistical information requested by the Deputy is set out below and relates to employees of the Department of Health.
MONTH | YEAR | No of Staff on Sick Leave | No of Sick Leave Instances | No of Sick Leave Days |
---|---|---|---|---|
01 - January | 2019 | 84 | 94 | 612.4 |
2020 | 77 | 87 | 565.44 | |
02 - February | 2019 | 73 | 78 | 485.61 |
2020 | 77 | 83 | 535.16 | |
03 - March | 2019 | 52 | 58 | 318.25 |
2020 | 40 | 42 | 509 | |
04 - April | 2019 | 43 | 45 | 458.16 |
2020 | 12 | 12 | 281.75 | |
05 - May | 2019 | 56 | 57 | 472.73 |
2020 | 14 | 14 | 242.5 | |
06 - June | 2019 | 37 | 38 | 395.25 |
2020 | 13 | 13 | 228 | |
07 - July | 2019 | 53 | 60 | 524.2 |
2020 | 18 | 19 | 245.5 | |
08 - August | 2019 | 58 | 61 | 611.33 |
2020 | 12 | 13 | 168.75 | |
09 - September | 2019 | 73 | 80 | 594.55 |
2020 | 12 | 13 | 111.91 |
The Department of Health applies Circular 05/2018, Arrangements for Paid Sick Leaveregarding the pay arrangements that exist for staff on sick leave for an extended period of time.
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