Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 June 2020
149. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a strategy is being prepared to facilitate civil servants who may wish to physically return to offices nationwide in view of the review of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10813/20]
View answerThe Return to Work Safely Protocol (“the Protocol”) was launched by the Department of Business Enterprise and Innovation on 9th May 2020 to support employers and workers across Ireland in the measures that will help to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. The Protocol outlines the steps that all employers and workers must take in order to ensure a safe workplace.
Remote working continues throughout the five stages of the Roadmap for all employees who can do so. However, it is envisaged that the numbers of workers in the public service who will be required to attend the workplace will increase as the Roadmap progresses.
Departments and Offices across the civil service are working on the implementation of the various measures outlined in the Protocol based on their own unique set of circumstances.
