Vol. 432 No. 1
159 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Defence 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.
In the 12 months of 1992 the total number of hours of overtime worked by Civil Service personnel — 445 — of the Department and by civilian employee personnel — 1,430 — with the Defence Forces was 49,577 hours. This represents approximately 1.3 per cent of the total man hours involved. Overtime as such does not arise in the case of the Defence Forces.
As the proposed EC Directive on working hours is not at a final stage it is not possible to give a definitive statement on its implications for the working hours of personnel employed by the Department of Defence.
