AQW 32237/22-27


Mr Nick Mathison
Alliance Party
Strangford


Tabled Date: 29/09/2025
Answered On Date: 06/10/2025
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the levels of staff absence due to sickness within his Department.


Answer:
The number of working days lost per staff year for the Department of Education over the last five full financial years is presented in the table below –
2019/20
9.9
2020/21
6.4
2021/22
8.5
2022/23
10.2
2023/24
11.6
DoF have indicated 2024/25 figures will be published on 28 October 2025.