The department with the highest level of illness-related absenteeism was the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, with staff taking an average of more than three weeks off every year

Taoiseach Micheál Martin "takes zero notice of what Fianna Fáil backbenchers say", according to TD

Pensions for those 20 individuals will cost €1.5 million every year, although normal tax rates apply to these payments.