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Wednesday 6 December 2023 Dublin: 8°C

# off sick

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Public servants took more than 2 million sick days last year
The government are saying changes to the way sick leave is administered has saved the taxpayer €51.5 million.
"Rumours of my resignation have been greatly exaggerated" --- Reilly channels Mark Twain
It had been rumoured Reilly was due to quit on the same day Alan Shatter handed in his resignation. He’s just been off sick, he said today.