Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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133. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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. [17779/23]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Department actively manages sick absences in accordance with Civil Service rules and procedures. Details of long term sick absences, which occur when a civil servant is absent for four weeks or more, are set out below. 

It should be noted that the number of civil servants employed in my Department has increased from 1,360 in 2018 to 2,067 on 3rd April last as we roll out the expansion of Ireland's network of Embassies under 'Global Ireland – Ireland’s Global Footprint to 2025’, the Government’s initiative to double the scope and impact of Ireland’s global footprint in the period to 2025.

The information is set out below.

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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134. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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. [17797/23]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Foreign Affairs subscribes fully to the Civil Service value that every member of staff has a right to work in an environment free of any form of bullying and that bullying behaviour is totally unacceptable

All complaints or allegations made by members of staff are treated seriously and fairly under the terms of the Civil Service Dignity at Work policy.

It should be noted that the number of civil servants employed in my Department has increased from 1,360 in 2018 to 2,067 on 3rd April last as we roll out the expansion of Ireland's network of Embassies under 'Global Ireland – Ireland’s Global Footprint to 2025’, the Government’s initiative to double the scope and impact of Ireland’s global footprint in the period to 2025.

The number of allegations of bullying managed through the Dignity at Work policy in my Department over the past five years are set out below.

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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135. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of departmental staff dismissed in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [17815/23]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I have set out below the information requested.