Vol. 505 No. 4
96 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the plans, if any, in place to increase the availability of flexible working hours within his Department and in agencies under its auspices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14012/99]
My Department already has a flexible working hours arrangement for clerical and administrative staff in its headquarter office, its decentralised offices and in the main local offices sited around the country.
My Department would favour extending flexible working hours to other categories of staff but there are practical problems in regard to its implementation, particularly as certain grades do not have conditioned hours.
The matter of flexible working hours in agencies under the auspices of my Department is a matter for those organisations.
