Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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198. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons within his Department who received the special leave with pay for Covid-19 up to 1 July 2022; the number of workers who have availed of this payment for an extended period of 12 weeks or more; the number of persons who availed of the special leave with pay for COVID-19 since 1 July 2022; the number of such persons who have been in receipt of this payment in excess of 14 days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45323/22]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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103 members of staff within my Department received special leave with pay for Covid-19 up to and including 30 June 2022, including 8 members of staff who availed of this special leave in excess of 14 days. In addition, 1 member of staff availed of this special leave for an extended period of 12 weeks or more.

13 members of staff have availed of this special leave since 01 July 2022. Since 01 July 2022 special leave with pay is available for up to 7 calendar days and as such no member of staff has been in receipt of this payment in excess of 7 days.