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Public Service Sick Leave Statistics
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From: Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
- Published on: 16 July 2019
- Last updated on: 21 January 2022
These statistics show sick leave rates since the introduction of the Public Service Sick Leave Scheme which came into effect in the majority of sectors on 31st March 2014, and the Education Sector on 1st September 2014.
From 2019 on, sick leave for the Public Service will be reported by the individual sectors. DPER will continue to publish sick leave statistics for the Civil Service.
2020
2019
2018
Public Service Sick Leave 2018
The Public Service Sick Leave Statistics for 2018 show the rate of sick leave is 4.2% and on average 9.2 working days were taken per Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) in the Public Service. The overall cost of sick leave in the Public Service is estimated at €381.5million for 2018 which represents a cumulative saving of €156.4 million since 2013.
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2017
Public Service Sick Leave 2017
The Public Service Sick Leave Statistics for 2017 show the rate of sick leave is 4.0% and on average 8.8 working days were taken per Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) in the Public Service. The overall cost of sick leave in the Public Service is estimated at €341.5million for 2017 which represents a cumulative saving of €167.0 million since 2013.
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2016
2015
2014
2013