Written answers
Tuesday, 18 April 2023
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Departmental Staff
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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837. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government 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. [17782/23]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Employees are not obliged to state the nature of their illness on medical certificates or on the NSSO Human Resources Management System (HRMS) when reporting illness and absence.
My Department actively engages with all staff on long term sick. We offer support through advice provided following regular referral to the Chief Medical Officer and through the services of the Civil Service Employee Assistance Service.
The number of staff on sick leave commencing in each of the past five years and to date in 2023 are documented below in tabular form:
| Year | Total number of staff in the Department | No. of staff who availed of sick leave including stress-related sick leave |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 750 | 430 |
| 2019 | 818 | 472 |
| 2020 | 1255 | 348 |
| 2021 | 1409 | 674 |
| 2022 | 1605 | 650 |
| 2023 | 1639 (total @31 March 2023) | 261 |
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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838. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government 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. [17800/23]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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There have been three such allegations by staff in my Department against other staff members in the past five years as set out in the table below.All such allegations are dealt with in accordance with the 2015 Dignity At Work policy and formal investigations carried out where appropriate.
| Year | Number of allegations |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| Total | 3 |
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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839. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Departmental staff dismissed in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [17818/23]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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One member of staff was dismissed from my Department in the period referred to in the Question. That dismissal took place in 2023.
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