Written answers

Tuesday, 18 April 2023

Department of An Taoiseach

Departmental Staff

Photo of Peadar TóibínPeadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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105. To ask the Taoiseach the number of Departmental staff currently on sick or stress leave; and the number who took stress or sick leave in each of the past five years and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [17787/23]

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The details requested by the Deputy in respect of the period 2018 to date are set out in the table below.

Year Number of staff who took sick leave
2018 90
2019 108
2020 64
2021 38
2022 80
2023 (to date) 33

Photo of Peadar TóibínPeadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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106. To ask the Taoiseach the number of allegations of bullying made by departmental staff against departmental staff in each of the past five years and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will detail what actions are being taken by his Department to investigate the allegations or if they are being investigated. [17805/23]

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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No bullying allegations have been made by staff of the Department in the past five years.

Photo of Peadar TóibínPeadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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107. To ask the Taoiseach the number of departmental staff dismissed in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [17823/23]

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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No employees of the Department were dismissed in the past ten years. However, during the period in question, four employees were not retained following completion of their probationary contracts.

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