Vol. 432 No. 1
151 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment the total number of hours of overtime worked, in the most recent twelve month period for which figures are available, by persons employed by his Department or by public bodies under the aegis of his Department; the proportion this represents of total man hours worked; and the impact the proposed EC Directive on working hours will have on reducing this level of overtime.
The number of hours of paid overtime worked by the staff of my Department during the 12 month period ended 31 May 1993 was 37,007 representing about 2 per cent of the total number of hours worked in that period. The information sought in respect of bodies under the aegis of my Department relates to day-to-day administration and is not available in my Department.
It is not anticipated that the proposed directive will have any impact on working arrangements in my Department.
