Written answers

Tuesday, 18 April 2023

Department of Defence

Departmental Staff

Photo of Peadar TóibínPeadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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231. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence 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. [17774/23]

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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As of 11 April, 2023, there were eleven civil servants in my Department absent on sick leave.

A breakdown of the number of staff in my Department who were absent on sick leave and those who indicated that a sick leave absence was due to stress, over the past five years, and to date in 2023, is set out below in tabular format.

Year No. of staff absent on sick leave No. of staff indicating sick leave absence due to stress
2018 206 1
2019 227 5
2020 130 1
2021 109 0
2022 182 4
2023* 87 1

* as at 11/04/2023

Photo of Peadar TóibínPeadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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232. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence 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. [17792/23]

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The table below provides details of the number of complaints of bullying received from civil servants in my Department in each of the years 2018 to date in 2023. Each complaint is assessed and dealt with using the procedures set out in the Civil Service's Dignity at Work policy.

Year 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 To date 2023
Complaints received 0 2 0 0 0 0

Photo of Peadar TóibínPeadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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233. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Departmental staff dismissed in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [17810/23]

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The table below provides details of the number of civil servants in my Department that were dismissed in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023.

Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 To date in 2023
No. of Dismissals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

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